^ »HCOURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BIIASPUR Writ Petition f0 No.59S() of2008 PETJTIONERS RESPONDENTS ^* 1. Ramesh Agrawal S/o late Shri Jai Narayan Das Agrawal, aged about 55 years, Social Worfcer R/o Naya Ganj, Raigarh Distt, Raigarh (CG). 2. Rajesh Tripathi S/o Kamla Prasad Tripathi, aged about 37 years, Social Worker, R/o 159, Kelo Vihar Colony, Raigarh. .VERSUS 1. Member Secretary, Chhattisgarh EnviroDjnent Conservation Board 1-Tilak Nagar Shiv Mandir Chowk, Main Road, Avanti Vihar, Raipur (CG). 2. Collector/District Magistrate, Collectorate ofFice Distt. Raigarh (CG) 496001. 3. Reffi.onal Officer. Reeiona) Office. Chhattisearh Environment Conservation Board, Distf. Raigarh Tl. 4. Integrated Steel Plant Village Patrapali (Singhal Steel Private Limited), Through, Director/SinghaJ Enterprises Private Limited Taraimal Tabsil Gharghoda, Distt. Raigarh (CG). 5 N.R. Steel and Power Limited Through Director Sanjay Agrawal Golmudi Tahsil & Distt. Raigarh (CG). 6. B.S. Sponge Private Limited through Director.B.S. Sponge Private Liniited vjllage Taraimal Tabsil Gharghoda; District Raigarh (CG). 7. Patni Power Project Private Limited Through Director, 302-304 Regent Chamber, Nariman Point- Mumbai 21 Office at Village Gorra Distt. RaigaA. 8, N.E.S. Chhattisgarh Energy Private Limited through its Director, 1440 Megawatt Power PIant ^ Village Khamar Bhojpur Tahsil Bhojpur Tabsil Dharamjaigarh Distt. Raigaj-h (CG). 9. Korba West Power Company Limited through its Di.rector 600 Power Plant ViDaee Bade Bhandar TabsiJ Pussour Distt. Raigarb (CG). 10, C-S.I.D.C. through the Director Industrial State village Taraima) Distt. Raigarb (CG). (WRIT PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITU'HON OF INDIA) rSB: Hon'ble Mr. Satish K. Aginhotri.A) Present : Ms. Deepali Pandey, Advocate for thepetitioner. Shri Pawaa Shrivastava, Ad'vocate for the respondentNo. 1 & 3. Shri Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the State. Shri Sanjay K. Agrawai with Shri Sourabh Shanna, Advocates for me respondentNo. 5. ORALORDER (Passed on 6 day ofNovember, 20G8) 3, With the consent oftbe oarties. the matter is teken uo for hearina finaUv, 2. The present pdition is preferred under Article 227 of the Constitution of Indja, against the order dated 04.10.2008 (Annexure P/l), passed by the Civi.1 Judge Class-I, Raigarh, retuming the plaint. on the ground that the Coiirt ha.s nojurisdicrion. " 3. Order XTII Rule l(a) ofthe Code of Civil-Procerfur^ ]908 (for short 'CPC') clear.ly provides tbat an appeal shall lie from the ,brder under rule 10 of Ordef VII retiirBing a plaint to be presented to the proper Court'. Tbis is a jy . • case where statutory appeal is provided. It is not a case where irifringement ot fiindamental right is involved. Thus; tfae present petition is not maintainable. 4. Normally the High Court should not interfere if there is an adequate efficacipus altemative remedy where hierarchy ofappeals is provided by the ^3< ^i-t- a t. lli» 1 •^^^ ^ ^''"'y Salm statirte, party must exhaust the statiitory remedy before resorting to writ junsdiction, except when a very strong case is made out for maldng a departure. (See State of H.P. and Others Vs. Gujarat Ambuja Cement and Anotfaer1, U.P. State Spining Co. Ltd. Vs. R.S. Pandey and aBother , Sscy. •v' U.P. High School & Intemational Education, AUahabad & Another Vs. H.K. Lal3, Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd. Vs. State ofU.P. and Others4, M.P. State Agro Industries Development CorporatioB & ,Anr. Vs. Jahan Khan and Popcom Entertainment and another Vs. City Industrial Development Corpn. and another with Piatinum F.ntertainment and aiiother Vs. City Industria! Deyelopment Corpn. and another .) 5, Accordmgly; the writ petjtion is dismissed a-s aot maintainable, as altematiye remedy for preferring an appeal under the provisions of CPC is available. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recpurse to altemative statutory remedy that may be available to him under the provisions of law, if so advised. Sd/- satisbK.Agnih^ Judge .y ;'2005(6)SCC499 i22005(8)SCC264 :320Q7(2)SCC216 "2007 (8) SCC 338 -' 5.'UR2007SC3153 6 2007 (9) SCC593 Nlr^ •^K