Pending statutory appeals bar writ relief, with direction for expeditious disposal by the appellate authority.

Where statutory appeals against an assessment-related order were already pending, the writ petition was not entertained on merits and the petitioner was left to pursue the appellate remedy. The High Court considered the request for time-bound disposal and directed the appellate authority to decide the pending appeals within twelve weeks. The text reflects that, when an effective appellate mechanism is already invoked, the appropriate course is ordinarily to seek relief before the appellate forum rather than press the writ petition on the assessment dispute itself.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the assessment-related order should be entertained when the petitioner had already filed appeals before the Appellate Authority, and whether a direction for expeditious disposal of those appeals was warranted.

Analysis: The petitioner stated that the statutory appeals had already been filed and sought a direction to the appellate forum to decide them within a stipulated time. The respondents stated that the appeals would be considered on merits in accordance with law. In view of the pending appeals, the proper course was to direct the petitioner to pursue the appellate remedy and require the appellate authority to dispose of the appeals within a fixed time.

Conclusion: The writ petition was not entertained on merits and the appellate authority was directed to dispose of the pending appeals within twelve weeks.

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