1 wp1743-09 sas IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1743 OF 2009 Purshotam Singh Sachdev ..Petitioner. V/s. The Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. & Ors. ..Respondents. None for petitioner. Mr. M.G. Patil i/b. N.N. Bhadrashete for respondent No.1. CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE AND U.D. SALVI, JJ. DATED : 18TH OCTOBER, 2010 P.C. :- 1. None for the petitioner. The petitioner seeks to challenge the award dated 18/10/2008 passed by the Arbitrator under Section 84 of the Multistate Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (the 'Act' for short). 2. Mr. Patil, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1 Bank referred to Section 84 (2) & (5) of the Act and submitted that a remedy is available under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to challenge the award passed by the Arbitrator and that remedy is to file 2 wp1743-09 an appeal under Section 34 of the said Act. 3. It is well settled that when a statutory remedy of an appeal is available, a Writ Petition under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India need not be entertained. Hence the petition is dismissed with liberty as is available in law, to the petitioner. (U.D. SALVI, J.) (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.)