IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR ORDER IN S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.5119/2007 Chuttan Ali S/o Ghasi Khan Musalman Versus Bala Ram S/o Morpal Gurjar and Others Date of Order ::: 12.09.2008 Present Hon'ble Mr. Justice Narendra Kumar Jain None present #### By the Court:- The petitioner has preferred this writ petition challenging the impugned award dated 3rd January, 2007 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Tonk, whereby the application under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act has been allowed and compensation has been awarded in favour of the claimant-respondents. The impugned award is appealable under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and without exhausting an alternative remedy by way of a statutory appeal available to the petitioner, the present writ petition has been preferred directly before this Court. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of availability of alternative remedy to the petitioner against the impugned award. (Narendra Kumar Jain) J. //Jaiman//