Mere availability of an alternative remedy of appeal or revision would not oust High Court’s jurisdiction and render a writ petition “not maintainable”: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that availability of an alternative remedy does not operate as an absolute bar to the “maintainability” of a writ petition and that the rule, which requires a party to pursue the alternative remedy provided by a statute, is a rule of policy, convenience and discretion rather than a rule of law.
