Allahabad High Court
MURARIversusUNION OF INDIA AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PRAKASH PADIA
Holding
The petition is dismissed as the appropriate remedy lies with the Central Administrative Bench, Allahabad.
Summary
The petitioner, Murari, filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 7489 of 2026) challenging an action of the Union of India and four other respondents. The respondents, through counsel B.K. Singh Raghuvanshi, raised a preliminary objection that the dispute falls within the jurisdiction of the telecommunication department and that the appropriate forum is the Central Administrative Bench, Allahabad. The petitioner did not contest this preliminary objection. The Court accepted the objection as undisputed. Consequently, the High Court held that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the writ and dismissed the petition. The dismissal was based solely on the procedural ground that the remedy lies before the Central Administrative Bench.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court of Allahabad has jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition filed by the petitioner.
- Whether the appropriate remedy for the grievance lies before the Central Administrative Bench, Allahabad.
Subjects
- jurisdiction
- writ petition
- telecommunication
- administrative law
- central administrative bench
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 7489 of 2026
Murari
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Of India And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mehdi Abbas, Tipu Sultan
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., B.K. Singh Raghuvanshi,
Hridaya Narayan Mishra
Court No. - 6
HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.
1. Today when the matter is taken up, preliminary objection has been
raised by Sri B.K. Singh Raghuvanshi, learned counsel for the
respondents that the matter is pertaining to the telecommunication
department and only remedy lies to the petitioner to approach Central
Administrative Bench Allahabad.
2. This fact is not disputed by learned counsel for the petitioner.
3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed.
(Prakash Padia,J.)
May 18, 2026
saqlain
Digitally signed by :-
SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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