https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=384304 A writ petition challenging a service tax adjudication order was held ordinarily not maintainable where an efficacious statutory appeal was available under the Finance Act, 1994. The High Court reiterated that alternative remedy is not an absolute bar, but writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is discretionary and should normally be declined when the same relief can be pursued before the appellate forum. Government ownership of the petitioner did not alter that discretion, and pending or disputed decisions in similar matters did not justify bypassing the appeal. The petitioner was relegated to the statutory appellate remedy, and merits contentions were left for the appellate authority. en-us Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 20:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=384304 A writ petition challenging a service tax adjudication order was held ordinarily not maintainable where an efficacious statutory appeal was available under the Finance Act, 1994. The High Court reiterated that alternative remedy is not an absolute bar, but writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is discretionary and should normally be declined when the same relief can be pursued before the appellate forum. Government ownership of the petitioner did not alter that discretion, and pending or disputed decisions in similar matters did not justify bypassing the appeal. The petitioner was relegated to the statutory appellate remedy, and merits contentions were left for the appellate authority. Case-Laws Service Tax Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=384304