IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM FRIDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2009 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1931 MACA.No. 1075 of 2004() ----------------------- OPMV.2930/2000 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR .................... APPELLANT(S): APPELLANT/PETITIONER ---------------------------------- ANTONY, S/O.VARGHESE, RESIDING AT UZHATH HOUSE, CHUVANNAMANNU P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON SMT.M.R.VALSA SRI.SREEKANTH.K.R SMT.G.GEETHISHA RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS -------------------------- 1. E.V.CHANDRAN, RESIDING AT EDATHARA HOUSE, CHOOLIPADAM, POOVANCHIRA P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. A.A.JOSE, S/O.AGASTHI, RESIDING AT ARAKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O.PATTIKKAD, PEECHI, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, THRISSUR. ADV. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH VETTIKAD FOR R3 THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/06/2009, THE COURT ON 12/06/2009 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. .................................................................... M.A.C.A. No.1075 of 2004 .................................................................... Dated this the 12th day of June, 2009. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. No grounds are made out to interfere with the order of the MACT dismissing the claim petition because it was found to be a case of hit and run. In other words, vehicle involved in the accident remains unknown. Appeal is dismissed leaving freedom to the petitioner to file application before the District Collector under Section 161 based on the scheme framed for granting compensation for hit and run cases. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge C.K.ABDUL REHIM Judge pms