Writ jurisdiction and alternative remedy principles bar stale challenges to an order-in-original filed after long delay.

A writ petition challenging an order-in-original was held not maintainable where an efficacious statutory appellate remedy was available and the challenge was brought after inordinate delay. Notice and opportunities of personal hearing had been served at the registered address, but they were not availed. As the petition was filed more than two years after the order and beyond the appeal period, the Court applied the principle that stale challenges should not be entertained in writ jurisdiction. The writ petition was therefore dismissed.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the order-in-original was maintainable in view of the availability of the statutory appellate remedy and the inordinate delay in approaching the Court.

Analysis: The writ petition was filed more than two years after the order-in-original. The record showed that notice and opportunities of personal hearing had been given to the petitioner at the registered address, but they were not availed. In these circumstances, the petition was filed beyond the appeal period and attracted the principle that writ jurisdiction should not be entertained when an efficacious statutory remedy was available and the challenge was stale.

Conclusion: The writ petition was not entertained and was dismissed.

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