[Article 226] Writ Courts Cannot Assess Quantum Of Damages Or Compensation, Requires Adjudication By Appropriate Forum: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has held that a writ court operating under Article 226 of the Constitution of India cannot assess the quantum of damage or compensation, as such an assessment requires adjudication through evidence, which is the jurisdiction of another appropriate forum.The division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai observed,...