Rule 138B authorisation and alternative appellate remedies limited the writ challenge to confiscation proceedings involving scrap-goods transport.

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....Rule 138B permits physical verification of a conveyance by a proper officer authorised by the Commissioner; an authorisation-based challenge fails where the officer holds that authority and no jurisdictional defect is established. Writ jurisdiction despite an alternative statutory appeal remains confined to exceptional circumstances, including infringement of fundamental rights, breach of natural justice, lack of jurisdiction, or challenge to statutory validity. Where a fresh show-cause notice, personal hearing, consideration of the reply, and relevant detention, verification and registration-cancellation material are provided, complaints concerning relied-upon documents require appellate examination. The writ challenge to confiscation was dismissed, leaving the statutory appeal available.....