1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2672 OF 2008 V.K.Shetty. ..Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & anr. ..Respondents. Mr.D.B.Sawant for petitioner. Ms.Geeta Shastri, AGP for respondents. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR,J A.M.KHANWILKAR,J A.M.KHANWILKAR,J DATE DATE DATE : DECEMBER 19, 2008. : DECEMBER 19, 2008. : DECEMBER 19, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : 1. Counsel for the Respondent takes preliminary objection regarding maintainability of this Petition on the ground that remedy of statutory appeal is available to the Petitioner against the impugned decision, which has not been availed. 2. Since the Petitioner has alternative efficacious remedy, this Petition is disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to take recourse to said remedy, which will have to be decided on its own merits in accordance with the law. All questions in the said proceedings are left open. 3. Needless to observe that the Appellate Authority will dispose of the Appeal expeditiously, 2 if the same is presented by the Petitioner within two weeks from today. (A.M.KHANWILKAR,J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR,J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR,J)