Srinagar, Feb. 10 -- The J&K High Court has held that private law remedies cannot be enforced through writ jurisdiction, even against public authorities and should have public element in them.

In the case titled Maheen Showkat Vs UT of J&K, the bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani said that private law remedies against public bodies are not enforceable through writ jurisdiction unless their functions had a public element.

The bench emphasized that where an action is essentially of a private character, a writ petition would not be maintainable.

The judgment by Justice Wani spelled out the boundaries between public and private law matters. It asserts that private remedies cannot be pursued through extraordinary writ jurisdiction, even when ...