STATE OF U.P. vs LABH CHAND

The Supreme Court held that the respondent, an Executive Engineer with the U.P. Government, was not entitled to challenge his compulsory retirement order under F.R. 56 without first exhausting the alternative remedy available before the U.P. Public Service Tribunal. The Court emphasized that the dismissal of the writ petition by the Allahabad High Court was valid as the respondent failed to pursue the appropriate legal channels. The judgment reinforces the principle that alternative remedies must be exhausted before seeking judicial intervention.