Noor Mohammed v. Sspo the Sr Superintendent of Post Offices and 2 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Alternate efficacious remedy doctrine; writ petition dismissed on sole ground of alternate remedy; CCS (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules 1965; Rule 11 penalty of reduction of pay for three years; Rule 23 sub-rule (ii) appeal to Appellate Authority; Rule 23 limitation for appeal; time-bar contention left open; petitioner in person; Central Government Standing Counsel S. Karpe; High Court of Bombay at Goa; division bench Valmiki Menezes and Amit S. Jamsandekar; postal department disciplinary proceeding; connected Contempt Petition No. 27 of 2025 listed 20.4.2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of by dismissal on the sole ground of availability of alternate efficacious remedy under the CCS Rules, 1965; the Appellate Authority may consider the Petitioner's contentions in an appeal, if filed, in light of his claim of filing within the Rule 23 limitation; all contentions left open.