Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:52232 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7831 of 2025 Petitioner :- Harishchand Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayers:- "i). issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 4.12.2024 passed in W.C.A. No.16 of 2018 ( Harish Chand Singh Versus Smt. Rama Singh ). ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondent no. 2 to decide the W.C.A. No.16 of 2018 ( Harish Chand Singh Versus Smt. Rama Singh ) within the stipulated time period, upon the merit of the case in the interest of justice." 2. The order dated 4.12.2024 passed by respondent no.2, namely; The Workmen Compensation Commissioner / Deputy Commissioner, Azamgarh Region Azamgarh in the proceedings initiated by the petitioners against the respondent no.3, namely; Narendra Pratap Singh was rejected. 3. The aforesaid proceedings were initiated as per Section-4A of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923. He argued that the aforesaid order is illegal and liable to be set aside. 4. Today when the matter is taken up, a preliminary objection has been taken by the learned Standing Counsel that against the aforesaid order, a statutory alternative remedy is available to the petitioner to file appeal before this Court as provided under Section 30 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923. 5. In this view of the matter, the present petition is dismissed on the ground of statutory alternative remedy. Order Date :- 8.4.2025/Mukesh Digitally signed by :- MUKESH SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad