Supreme Court of India

Rajasthan State Electricity Board v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 1025
Bench H.K. Sema and Markandey Katju JJ.
Decided 7 May 2008

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Constitution of India, 1950: Article 226 r/w Article 136 - Dismissal of writ petition by High Court solely on the ground of availability of alternative c remedy - HELD: Availability of alternative remedy is not an absolute bar for granting relief in exercise of power under Article 226 - The Union of India having clearly admitted the liability, the High court ought not to have relegated the writ petitioner to his alternative remedy before the Railway Claims i Tribunal and shoulrl not have dismissed the writ petition on that count- There is no disputed question of fact in the case - Impugned

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