1 CGHC010164902022 2026:CGHC:37576 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2372 of 2022 1 - Mangal Sponge And Steel Private Limited Through Its General Manager (Admin) A Durga Prasad S/o Late A. L. N. Rao Aged About 59 Years, R/o Flat No. 504, Ravi Enclave Mopka, Torwa Bilaspur, Post- Bilha, District- Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Limited Through Its Executive Director, C And R A, State Load Dispatch Building, Dangania, Raipur Chhattisgarh. 492013 ... Respondent (Cause title is downloaded from CIS Periphery.) For Petitioner : Mr. A.V. Shridhar, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr. Manoj Khare, Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 21/08/2026 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition seeking following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon’ble court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ/order/direction thereby RAVVA UTTEJ KUMAR RAJU Digitally signed by RAVVA UTTEJ KUMAR RAJU Date: 2026.08.22 10:59:30 +0530 2 directing the respondents to produce the entire records before the Hon’ble Court. 10.2 That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned order dated 01.01.2022 (Annexure P/1). 10.3 That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to refund the amount of Rs. 236000/- in view of the order passed by the Hon’ble CSERC dated 30.03.2021. 10.4 Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems 0t and proper may be passed.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, at the outset, fairly submits that the petitioner has an efficacious alternative statutory remedy available under the relevant provisions of law. In view thereof, learned counsel submits that the petitioner may be relegated to avail such alternative remedy in accordance with law. It is, accordingly, prayed that the writ petition may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent statutory authority/forum by availing the remedy available to him under law. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent, on the other hand, submits that the present writ petition is not liable to be entertained in view of the availability of an efficacious alternative statutory remedy. It is contended that the petitioner has an adequate remedy before the competent statutory authority/forum and, therefore, no occasion arises for this Court to exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Learned counsel accordingly submits that the writ petition may be dismissed/not entertained on the ground of availability of 3 an efficacious alternative remedy, leaving it open to the petitioner to avail such remedy in accordance with law. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon consideration of the submissions advanced, this Court finds that the petitioner has an efficacious alternative statutory remedy available under the relevant provisions of law. Since learned counsel for the petitioner himself seeks liberty to avail such remedy, this Court is not inclined to exercise its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India at this stage. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's claim, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate statutory remedy before the competent authority/forum in accordance with law. 5. The petitioner shall also be at liberty to bring to the notice of the concerned authority/forum, by filing an appropriate application, the factum of pendency of the present writ petition and the order passed herein. In the event such an application is filed, the concerned authority/forum shall consider the same in accordance with law and on its own merits, subject to fulfillment of the requisite statutory conditions. It is clarified that the disposal of the present writ petition on the ground of availability of an alternative remedy shall not prejudice the petitioner's case before the competent authority/forum, and all issues on merits are left open for consideration by the said authority/forum in accordance with law. 4 6. With this observation and direction, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge U.K. Raju