https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170401 A writ challenge to the levy and recovery of octroi under newly enforced octroi rules was declined because the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 provided a statutory appeal under Section 406. The Court treated that alternative remedy as equally efficacious and held that the legality of the rules' implementation and the resulting recovery action should first be examined by the appellate authority. It therefore refused to exercise writ jurisdiction under Article 226 at that stage and declined to consider the merits or the plea founded on justice, equity and good conscience. en-us Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 May 2015 16:43:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170401 A writ challenge to the levy and recovery of octroi under newly enforced octroi rules was declined because the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 provided a statutory appeal under Section 406. The Court treated that alternative remedy as equally efficacious and held that the legality of the rules' implementation and the resulting recovery action should first be examined by the appellate authority. It therefore refused to exercise writ jurisdiction under Article 226 at that stage and declined to consider the merits or the plea founded on justice, equity and good conscience. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170401