Alternative statutory remedy barred writ relief, as the Court declined to exercise Article 226 jurisdiction.

The writ petition was dismissed because the petitioner had alternative statutory remedies under the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, and the Court declined to exercise writ jurisdiction under Article 226. The decision reflects the principle that where an adequate statutory remedy is available, the High Court will ordinarily not intervene in writ proceedings. As a result, the petitioner was left to pursue the remedies provided by the statute.

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Outcome: The writ petition was dismissed as the petitioner had alternative statutory remedies under the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 and the Court declined to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

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