Exclusive Motors Private Limited v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition disposed of on alternate-remedy bar; petitioner directed to statutory appeal before appellate authority; contention treated as re-appreciation/reappreciation of evidence; show-cause notice explanation allegedly not considered in its true letter and spirit; Order-in-Original paras 14.13 and 14.14 invoked; compulsory deposit / pre-deposit of part of liability along with appeal; financial difficulty claim insufficient to bypass alternate remedy; Exclusive Motors Private Limited v. Union of India & Ors.; counsel Tarun Gulati Sr. Adv. (petitioner), Monica Benjamin SSC and Shashank Bajpai CGSC (respondents); bench Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Ajay Digpaul; decision date 04.02.2026; W.P.(C) 1559/2026 with CM APPL. 7576/2026 and CM APPL. 7577/2026.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to take recourse to the alternate remedy (preferring an appeal before the appellate authority).