https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45960 Where an efficacious statutory appeal is available, writ jurisdiction under Article 226 should ordinarily not be invoked at the first instance, especially when the appellate forum can examine facts and law and grant full relief including affirming, annulling or remanding the matter. The text also states that an unexplained delay of about six years, coupled with failure to pursue the statutory remedy and consequent finality of the impugned orders, supports refusal of writ relief on the ground of laches. The combined principle is that availability of an alternative remedy and inordinate unexplained delay can bar exercise of writ jurisdiction. en-us Thu, 28 Jun 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:21:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45960 Where an efficacious statutory appeal is available, writ jurisdiction under Article 226 should ordinarily not be invoked at the first instance, especially when the appellate forum can examine facts and law and grant full relief including affirming, annulling or remanding the matter. The text also states that an unexplained delay of about six years, coupled with failure to pursue the statutory remedy and consequent finality of the impugned orders, supports refusal of writ relief on the ground of laches. The combined principle is that availability of an alternative remedy and inordinate unexplained delay can bar exercise of writ jurisdiction. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 28 Jun 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45960