{"id":55151,"date":"2006-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prem-chand-soni-and-anr-vs-govt-of-nct-of-delhi-and-anr-on-9-january-2006"},"modified":"2018-04-07T05:51:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T00:21:29","slug":"prem-chand-soni-and-anr-vs-govt-of-nct-of-delhi-and-anr-on-9-january-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prem-chand-soni-and-anr-vs-govt-of-nct-of-delhi-and-anr-on-9-january-2006","title":{"rendered":"Prem Chand Soni And Anr. vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi And Anr. on 9 January, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Delhi High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Prem Chand Soni And Anr. vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi And Anr. on 9 January, 2006<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: 127 (2006) DLT 20<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: M Katju<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: M Katju, M B Lokur<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>Markandeya Katju, C.J. <\/p>\n<p>1. This writ appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 21st November, 2005.  Heard learned counsel for the appellants and perused the records.\n<\/p>\n<p>It appears that proceedings under Section 81 of the Land Reforms Act, 1954 was initiated against the appellants but subsequently these were dropped.  Now, the grievance of the appellants is that the proceedings were mala fide.  In these circumstances, the appropriate remedy for the appellants is to file a suit for damages and not to file a writ petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. It may be mentioned that when a party claims damages, ordinarily it  should file  a Civil  Suit  and  not a writ petition.  It is only in some  very  rare  cases  e.g. of custodial death, etc., that damages are granted in a writ petition, but the ordinary rule is that one has to file a Civil Suit for such relief and not a writ petition.  This is not one of the exceptional cases.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. The appeal stands dismissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi High Court Prem Chand Soni And Anr. vs Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi And Anr. on 9 January, 2006 Equivalent citations: 127 (2006) DLT 20 Author: M Katju Bench: M Katju, M B Lokur JUDGMENT Markandeya Katju, C.J. 1. 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