S.K. MISHRA, J. 1.

The present writ petition has been preferred by the Petitioners, who are the legal heirs of late Maturam Tudu, who died in a road accident, for transfer of MAC Case No.363 of 2018 from MACT, Balasore to MACT, Baripada for analogous hearing with MAC Case No.29 of 2018.

2. The brief background fact, which led to filing of this writ petition is that late Maturam Tudu died on 03.02.2018 (wrongly typed as 03.02.2016) in a motor vehicular accident involving OR-11-K-9004 (Hiwa). During 2018 the Petitioners, who are the wife and minor children of late Maturam Tudu, filed an application under section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, shortly, “the Act, 1988”, before the MACT, Baripada, claiming compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- (Ten Lakh) from the Owner as well as Insurer of the offending vehicle with a joint and several liability, which was registered as MAC Case No.29 of 2018. 3. After filing of the said claim application, it came to the notice of the present Petitioner No.1 that two sisters of late Maturam Tudu, during September, 2018, filed MAC Case No.363 of 2018 before the MACT, Balasore purporting to have included the Petitioners