https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199504 A writ petition challenging the Tribunal's competence to examine a notification could not be rejected solely on the ground of alternative remedy. The Supreme Court held that the High Court had to first decide the jurisdictional objection, because the challenge went to the very authority of the statutory forum to hear the dispute. The impugned order was set aside, the matter was restored for consideration of jurisdiction and validity issues, and the parties were left to pursue the Tribunal route with liberty to approach the High Court if jurisdiction was declined. en-us Fri, 11 Jan 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:18:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199504 A writ petition challenging the Tribunal's competence to examine a notification could not be rejected solely on the ground of alternative remedy. The Supreme Court held that the High Court had to first decide the jurisdictional objection, because the challenge went to the very authority of the statutory forum to hear the dispute. The impugned order was set aside, the matter was restored for consideration of jurisdiction and validity issues, and the parties were left to pursue the Tribunal route with liberty to approach the High Court if jurisdiction was declined. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 11 Jan 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199504