Case Note & Summary
The case involved a writ petition filed under CWP No. 990 of 1993. The petitioner was represented by Mr. Surender Verma, while the respondents included the Director of Consolidation and Sarwan Singh, the only contesting respondent. The court noted that several proforma respondents were deleted from the case, and no steps were taken to bring the legal heirs of the contesting respondent on record. Consequently, the court determined that since the main respondent was no longer a party to the proceedings, no relief could be granted. The writ petition was thus declared infructuous and disposed of accordingly. The judgment was delivered by Justices Deepak Gupta and V.K. Ahuja on January 2, 2008.
Headnote
A) Writ Jurisdiction - Infructuous Petitions - Relief Against Non-Parties - Not applicable under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - The court held that no relief can be granted against any person who is not a party to the proceedings, leading to the disposal of the writ petition as infructuous. (Paras Not mentioned)
Issue of Consideration
Whether relief can be granted against a non-party in a writ petition.
Final Decision
The writ petition was disposed of as infructuous due to the deletion of the main respondent from the proceedings, with the court stating that no relief could be granted against a non-party.
Law Points
- Writ jurisdiction
- Infructuous petitions
- Party status
