In-Short

Case: Rikhab Chand Jain vs. Union of India (2025 INSC 1337): Supreme Court reiterates that a writ petition under Article 226 is not entertainable when an alternative, equally efficacious statutory appeal to the High Court itself exists and has not been pursued, especially if the delay is due to the petitioner's own fault.

1. Heading of the Judgment

Case Name: Rikhab Chand Jain vs. Union of India & Ors.
Citation: 2025 INSC 1337
Court: Supreme Court of India
Jurisdiction: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction
Civil Appeal No.: 6719 of 2012
Date of Judgment: November 12, 2025
Judges: Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Aravind Kumar

2. Related Laws and Sections

The judgment primarily discusses and interprets the following legal provisions:

• Article 226 of the Constitution of India: Pertaining to the power of High Courts to issue certain writs.

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