https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174674 Availability of an alternative statutory remedy does not by itself bar writ jurisdiction. Where the challenge includes the vires of a statutory provision, an alleged jurisdictional error, or issues the alternative forum cannot competently decide, the High Court should not decline relief solely on the ground of remedy availability. The statutory appellate or revisional authority is not an efficacious forum for constitutional validity questions, and the writ court ought to examine the matter on merits in such circumstances. The High Court was therefore not justified in refusing to entertain the writ petition, and the matter was required to be reconsidered on merits. en-us Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174674 Availability of an alternative statutory remedy does not by itself bar writ jurisdiction. Where the challenge includes the vires of a statutory provision, an alleged jurisdictional error, or issues the alternative forum cannot competently decide, the High Court should not decline relief solely on the ground of remedy availability. The statutory appellate or revisional authority is not an efficacious forum for constitutional validity questions, and the writ court ought to examine the matter on merits in such circumstances. The High Court was therefore not justified in refusing to entertain the writ petition, and the matter was required to be reconsidered on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174674