Writ jurisdiction will not reappreciate concurrent factual findings absent a sustainable ground for interference.

In writ jurisdiction under Article 226, the High Court will not reappreciate concurrent findings of fact recorded by the adjudicating, appellate and revisional authorities unless a sustainable ground for interference is shown. The challenge here depended on an earlier writ order in favour of a third party, but the record showed that the earlier petition had already been dismissed with costs, leaving no surviving factual or legal basis for interference. The Court therefore declined to sit in appeal over the statutory findings and rejected the writ petition.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the customs orders called for interference in exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

Analysis: The challenge was directed against concurrent findings recorded by the adjudicating authority, the appellate authority and the revisional authority. The basis of the petitioner's case depended upon the continuance of an earlier writ order in favour of a third party, but the record showed that the earlier writ petition had been dismissed with costs. In the absence of any surviving factual or legal foundation, the Court declined to re-examine the factual conclusions as though sitting in appeal over the authorities' findings.

Conclusion: The writ petition did not merit interference and was rejected.

Ratio Decidendi: In writ jurisdiction, the High Court will not reappreciate concurrent findings of fact recorded by statutory authorities unless a sustainable ground for interference is made out.

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