RIKHAB CHAND JAIN vs UNION OF INDIA CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER — C.A. No. 6719/2012

Summary of C.A. No. 006719/2012 - Rikhab Chand Jain v. Union of India The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's appeal, upholding the High Court's rejection of his writ petition. The Court held that since the Customs Act provided an alternative statutory remedy (Section 130A appeal to the High Court) available within 180 days of the CEGAT's June 2000 order, the appellant could not later invoke writ jurisdiction under Article 226 after allowing the deadline to lapse. The Court emphasized that when a statutory forum designated for relief is the High Court itself, refusing writ jurisdiction is the rule, not the exception, and the appellant's own delay in pursuing the proper remedy barred discretionary relief. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.