(1) WP. 4989.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4989 OF 2010 Mahboobkhan Mehtabkhan Khan .. Petitioner VERSUS Varsha w/o Mahindra Shejul and others .. Respondents Mr. A.S. Usmanpurkar, Advocate for the Petitioner ... CORAM : V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATED : 10TH JUNE, 2010 PER COURT:- 1] Heard. Award of Rs.2,87,600/- has been passed in M.A.C.P. no.197 of 2006 against the petitioner and the insurer. The petitioner is owner of the offending vehicle bearing registration no.MH-20-W-6089. Initially, interim compensation under section 140 of the Motor Vehicle Act was awarded only against him and the insurance company was not held liable due to some technical reasons, particularly as the copy of the insurance policy was not legible. The interim award was not satisfied by the petitioner. The final award includes the interim compensation payable. The insurance company appears to have paid Rs.2,77,000/- and therefore, the claimants sought recovery of remaining amount of (2) WP. 4989.2010 Rs.64,223=50. The claimants filed application for attachment and sale of the offending truck vehicle owned by the petitioner. The tribunal granted the request and as such the petitioner is said to have been aggrieved. Since the petitioner is jointly as well as severally liable to satisfy the award, he can-not challenge the recovery proceedings only on the ground that the insurance company is now held liable and the insurer is also liable. It is the basic liability of the petitioner himself to satisfy the award. 2] There is no reason to interfere with the recovery proceedings and the order of attachment. The Writ Petition stands dismissed. The petitioner is at liberty to take steps against the insurance company, if it is permissible under the law to recover the amount which he is directed to deposit. Sd/- [V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp