Court No. - 39
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 56482 of 2017 Petitioner :- Chandra Shekhar Patsariya Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ray Sahab Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Dilip Gupta,J. Hon'ble Jayant Banerji,J.
This petition seeks the quashing of the order dated 11 April 2008 passed by the District Magistrate, Jhansi for blacklisting the petitioner and imposing penalty for illegal mining. The petitioner has also sought the quashing of the appellate order dated 17 July 2017 passed by the Commissioner, Jhansi Division, Jhansi under section 77 of the U.P. Minor Mineral (Concession) Rules, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Rules').
Though number of submissions have been advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner to assail the impugned orders, Sri Gopal Chandra Saxena, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents states that that the petitioner has a statutory alternative remedy of filing a Revision before the State Government under Rule 78 of the Rules.
The petitioner does have a statutory alternative remedy. The Court, therefore, declines to entertain this petition. It is, accordingly, dismissed.
The certified copy of the orders enclosed with the writ petition may be returned to the petitioner on furnishing photostat copy of the orders.
Order Date :- 28.11.2017 GS (Dilip Gupta, J.) (Jayant Banerji, J.)