Dharam Dev Tripathi v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42255 of 2023 Petitioner :- Dharam Dev Tripathi Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Dutt Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- CSC Hon'ble Piyush Agrawal,J. At the very outset, learned Standing Counsel raises a preliminary objection with regard to maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that against the impugned order, the petitioner has equally, efficacious alternative remedy of filing an appeal. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the said fact. In view of the above as well as the judgements of the Apex Court in United Bank of India Vs. Satyawati Tondon & Others [(2010) 8 SCC 110] (paragraph no. 43), Radha Krishan Industries Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others [(2021) 6 SCC 771] (paragraph no. 27.5) and Varimadugu Obi Reddy Vs. B. Sreenivasulu & Others [(2023) 2 SCC 168] (paragraph no. 36), the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of alternative remedy. Order Date :- 7.12.2023 Pravesh Mishra High Court of Judicature at Allahabad