Sunita v. Rajkumar Manhar
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability / alternate remedy: writ petition against SDO (Revenue) appellate order under S.44(1), Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code 1959, dismissed as S.44(2) statutory appeal available; liberty to appeal within two weeks with merits consideration protected since petition filed 24.06.2025 within limitation; land revenue appeal; Sakti district; efficacious alternate remedy doctrine; certified copies to be returned by Registry.
What did the court decide?
Liberty reserved to the petitioner to avail the alternate statutory remedy of appeal under Section 44(2) of the Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 within two weeks, with the second appellate authority to consider such appeal on merits in view of the writ petition having been filed on 24.06.2025 within limitation; Registry to return certified copies to petitioner's counsel after retaining photocopies.