https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314340 The Patna HC dismissed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging a Waqf Tribunal's judgment regarding registration of a plot with mosque as waqf property. The court held that when statutory remedy exists under Section 83(9) of the Waqf Act, 1995 allowing revision to HC, writ petitions under Articles 226/227 are not maintainable. Relying on SC precedent in Sadhana Lodh and Himachal Pradesh HC decision in Mumtaz Ahmed, the court ruled that alternative statutory remedies must be exhausted before approaching constitutional jurisdiction. The petition was dismissed as not maintainable despite past practice of entertaining such petitions. en-us Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:28:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314340 The Patna HC dismissed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging a Waqf Tribunal's judgment regarding registration of a plot with mosque as waqf property. The court held that when statutory remedy exists under Section 83(9) of the Waqf Act, 1995 allowing revision to HC, writ petitions under Articles 226/227 are not maintainable. Relying on SC precedent in Sadhana Lodh and Himachal Pradesh HC decision in Mumtaz Ahmed, the court ruled that alternative statutory remedies must be exhausted before approaching constitutional jurisdiction. The petition was dismissed as not maintainable despite past practice of entertaining such petitions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314340