#Public Service Delivery

The Gauhati High Court has ruled that petitioners seeking conversion of allotment certificates to periodic pattas must first file an appeal before the First Appellate Authority within 30 days, as mandated by the Assam Right to Public Services Act, 2012. This reinforces that writ jurisdiction cannot bypass statutorily prescribed administrative appeals, affecting thousands of landholders in Assam reliant on formal land records for tenure security.

The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking enforcement of Section 30 of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984, ruling that mere recruitment of Veterinary Officers does not fulfill statutory obligations. The court emphasized that compliance demands actual functional staffing, not just paper appointments, setting a precedent for public service delivery under administrative law.