The Patna High Court dismissed a writ application under Article 226 as not maintainable, holding that an equally efficacious statutory remedy exists under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007.
The present application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is dismissed as not maintainable.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17901 of 2014
====================================================== Smt. Gautam Devi Wife of Late Nageshwar Sah Resident of Village - Sugauli (Station Chowk), P.O. + P.S. - Sugauli, District- East Champaran.
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====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prem Sheela Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar (Asg)
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
3 21-04-2017 In view of the availability of the equally efficacious statutory remedy under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, I am not inclined to entertain the present application filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, it is dismissed as not maintainable.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the present writ application is maintainable under Article 226 of the Constitution in light of an equally efficacious statutory remedy available under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Tribunal A
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Smt. Gautam Devi
The Union of India
The Commandant 75, R.C.C
Ashwani Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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