:1: IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1561 OF 2007 Rajiv Tandon. ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents. Mr.O.P.Pandey i/by M/s. Pandey & Co. for the Petitioner. Mr.A.S.Shitole, APP. for the State. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J. DATE : August 23, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Mr.Pandey, the learned counsel for the Petitioner who has challenged the order of issuance of summons by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate. The learned counsel states that the learned Metropolitan Magistrate concerned did not have territorial jurisdiction as the subject property is not located within the said territorial jurisdiction. Such an issue can be more efficaciously agitated before the Sessions Court as well and such an alternative remedy is available to the petitioner, a writ petition under Article 227 need not be entertained. Hence, the petition is disposed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Sessions Court and if such remedy is sought within a period of two weeks from today the period of pendency of this petition from 8.8.2007 shall be excluded for counting the relief, if any. (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.)