Lsp IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2319 of 2008 Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ..Petitioner V/s. Shri Vasantrao Marutirao Jeurkar ..Respondent Mr.G.S.Hegde for the Petitioner CORAM CORAM CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE,J. : B.H.MARLAPALLE,J. : B.H.MARLAPALLE,J. DATED DATED DATED : 9th April, 2008 : 9th April, 2008 : 9th April, 2008 P.C. . Heard Mr. Hegde, the Learned Counsel for the Petitioner Corporation. Motor Accident Claim Petition No. 53/1997 came to be allowed by the II Adhoc Additional District Judge and Member of MACT, Sangli vide Judgement and order dated 15-2-2005. In the said petition the present Petitioner was impleaded as opponent no.4 and opponent no.2 and 4 have been directed to pay jointly and severally an amount of Rs. 1,98,827/- and interest at the rate of 9% per annum on Rs. 1,73,827/- from 5-3-1997. 2. Against the said Award, the petitioner filed MACT Review Application No. 2/2006 which has been rejected by the Tribunal on 21-3-2007. 3. The Petitioner has a remedy of appeal against the 2 Award dated 15-2-2005 in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and when such a statutory remedy is available, this petition is not maintainable. 4. Hence, the petition is disposed as not maintainable with liberty to the petitioner to file an Appeal as may be permissible under the said Act of 1988. [B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.] [B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.] [B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.]