Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 418 · Decided 15 September 2005
MRS. Sanjana M. Wig v. Hindustan Petro Corporation LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 418 · [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 190
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7337/2004
- Decided
- 15 September 2005
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, C.K. THAKKER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Specific Relief Act Section 14
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 226-Writ petition-Maintainability of-Alternate remedy- C Availability of-Scope and ambit of judicial review vis-a-vis availability of alternative remedy-Petitioner entered into a dealership agreement with Company-Said agreement terminated due to defaults made of existence of an arbitration clause in the agreement-Correctness of-Held: D Exercising of discretionary jurisdiction would not be refused solely on the existence of an alternative remedy which is more efficacious-If the forum chosen by the party is not in a position to grant appropriate relief a
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