Efficacious statutory appeal bars writ jurisdiction, and natural justice objections can be raised before the appellate authority.

An adjudication order that is appealable under the statutory scheme will ordinarily not be challenged in writ jurisdiction when an efficacious appellate remedy exists. Allegations that hearing was denied, or that time to reply to the show-cause notice was not granted, do not by themselves justify bypassing the appeal, because those grievances can be examined by the appellate authority. The writ petition was therefore not entertained, and the petitioner was left to pursue the statutory appeal.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the adjudication order was maintainable in view of the availability of an effective statutory appeal, including on the ground of alleged denial of hearing and breach of natural justice.

Analysis: The impugned adjudication order was amenable to an appeal under the statutory scheme. The availability of that efficacious appellate remedy operated as a bar to invocation of extraordinary writ jurisdiction. Even the grievance that opportunity of hearing was not granted, or that time to reply to the show-cause notice was not allowed, could be examined by the appellate authority.

Conclusion: The writ petition was not entertained and was dismissed, leaving the petitioner to pursue the statutory appeal.

Ratio Decidendi: Where an efficacious statutory appellate remedy is available, writ jurisdiction will ordinarily not be exercised, and grievances regarding denial of hearing or breach of natural justice can be raised before the appellate authority.

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