1987 Supreme(Raj) 671
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT AT JAIPUR BENCH
Kanta Bhatnagar, S.M.Jain, JJ.
Magha Ram - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan and Ors. - Respondent
D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 161 of 1987.
Decided On : 20-07-1987
Two parallel remedies in respect of the same subject matter at the same time cannot be allowed.
Headnote:
Parallel Remedy - Civil Suit and Writ Jurisdiction - The court dismissed the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner had already filed a Civil Suit for the same subject matter, and seeking a similar relief of restraining the respondent from dispossessing him. The court cited the legal principle established in Jai Singh v. Union of India and Ors., AIR 1977 S.C. 898, which held that two parallel remedies in respect of the same subject matter at the same time cannot be allowed.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking to restrain the respondent from dispossessing him from a disputed land. The respondent raised a preliminary objection, stating that the petitioner had already filed a Civil Suit for the same subject matter and similar relief, which had been rejected.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the petitioner had indeed filed a Civil Suit for the same subject matter and similar relief of restraining the respondent from dispossessing him. Citing the legal principle established in Jai Singh v. Union of India and Ors., the court dismissed the writ petition on the ground of parallel remedy.
Issues: The main issue was whether the petitioner could seek the same relief through a writ petition when a Civil Suit for the same subject matter and relief had already been filed and rejected.
Ratio Decidendi: The court applied the legal principle established in Jai Singh v. Union of India and Ors., which held that two parallel remedies in respect of the same subject matter at the same time cannot be allowed.
Final Decision: The court dismissed the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner had already availed a remedy by filing a Civil Suit for the same subject matter and similar relief, and therefore could not agitate the same point in the Court through a writ petition.
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