https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788300 Article 226 relief is unavailable where a writ petition is declined on the ground of an efficacious alternative remedy, because the writ proceeding then ends and no final relief survives for grant. Interim protection such as stay or status quo cannot be issued merely to enable the petitioner to approach another forum, since interim relief is only ancillary to substantive adjudication on merits. The settled principle applied is that interim protection cannot operate as the sole or final relief after the court refuses to entertain the writ petition. The limited reach of writ jurisdiction in favour of an available statutory remedy is therefore reaffirmed. en-us Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788300 Article 226 relief is unavailable where a writ petition is declined on the ground of an efficacious alternative remedy, because the writ proceeding then ends and no final relief survives for grant. Interim protection such as stay or status quo cannot be issued merely to enable the petitioner to approach another forum, since interim relief is only ancillary to substantive adjudication on merits. The settled principle applied is that interim protection cannot operate as the sole or final relief after the court refuses to entertain the writ petition. The limited reach of writ jurisdiction in favour of an available statutory remedy is therefore reaffirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788300