https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197514 Writ jurisdiction may still be exercised despite delay or an available statutory appeal where the impugned action is alleged to be illegal and vitiated by serious jurisdictional infirmity; the alternate-remedy rule is one of discretion, not an absolute bar. A civil decree may also be set aside where the record shows lack of ownership foundation, disregard of a statutory bar on civil court jurisdiction, and circumstances indicating fraud or collusion in the procurement of the decree. On that basis, the decree was quashed, the suit was remanded for fresh decision, and the writ was allowed in part. en-us Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:24:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197514 Writ jurisdiction may still be exercised despite delay or an available statutory appeal where the impugned action is alleged to be illegal and vitiated by serious jurisdictional infirmity; the alternate-remedy rule is one of discretion, not an absolute bar. A civil decree may also be set aside where the record shows lack of ownership foundation, disregard of a statutory bar on civil court jurisdiction, and circumstances indicating fraud or collusion in the procurement of the decree. On that basis, the decree was quashed, the suit was remanded for fresh decision, and the writ was allowed in part. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197514