Revisional notice challenge not entertained at notice stage; petitioner must first file objections before the revisional authority.

A writ challenge to a revisional notice was not entertained at the notice stage because the petitioner had not first filed objections before the revisional authority. The court treated the notice as a preliminary step in revisional proceedings and held that writ interference was unwarranted until the statutory/procedural remedy was exhausted. The petitioner was relegated to submit objections before the revisional authority, which was directed to consider them after granting an opportunity of hearing and to pass a speaking order.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the revisional notice was maintainable at the stage of notice, and whether the petitioner should first be relegated to file objections before the revisional authority.

Analysis: The notice under challenge was a preliminary step in revisional proceedings. The petitioner had not submitted any objection or reply before the competent authority and had approached the Court directly. In these circumstances, the Court found no justification to interfere in writ jurisdiction at that stage. The proper course was to place all objections before the revisional authority, which was directed to decide them by a speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing.

Conclusion: The writ petition was not entertained on merits, and the petitioner was relegated to the statutory/procedural remedy of filing objections before the revisional authority.

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