JUDGMENT :

K.A. Puj, J.

This group of petitions involves common issue and hence, all these petitions are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. The petitioners are the original applicants in Motor Accident Claim Petitions and they have filed those petitions before the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Main), Ahmedabad (Rural) for getting compensation for the accident which took place on 05.04.1991 at Dehgam - Ahmedabad Road, as per the say of the petitioners. The S.T. Corporation as well as United India Insurance Company Limited, respondent Nos. 2 & 4 herein, filed their written statements and in the written statement, the respondent No.4 has taken a contention that MACT (Main), Ahmedabad (Rural) has no jurisdiction to entertain the said claim petitions. The evidence of the claimants have already been recorded and closure purshish were also filed by them. The driver of the S.T. Corporation was also examined in the month of February, 2002. On the basis of the evidence of the driver of the S.T. Corporation, the respondent No.4 has given an application before the Tribunal to transfer all those claim petitions to the MACT, Ahmedabad City and/or the same be returned