IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 434 OF 2009 SHRI. SALVADOR ROQUE AFONSO ... Petitioner Versus THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. ... Respondent Mr. Shambhu S. Kakodkar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. C. A. Coutinho, Advocate for respondent no.2. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 22nd July, 2010 P.C. Counsel on behalf of respondent no.1 is again absent. 2. Heard Shri Kakodkar and Shri C. A. Coutinho. 3. Petitioner who is the owner of the vehicle has filed an appeal against the award of compensation in favour of the claimant's i.e respondent nos. 2, 3 and 4. Shri Coutinho, on behalf of the claimant has submitted that the compensation awarded will not be withdrawn by him until the disposal of first appeal no.195/2008. The statement is accepted. However, learned executing Court is hereby directed to invest the amount due on the said award and deposited by the insurer, initially for a period of 2 years since no purpose will be served by keeping the said amount in PLA account. It appears that by virtue of the award of the Claims Tribunal dated 9.5.2008 the insurer is directed to pay the amount of compensation subject to the same being recovered from the insured i.e. the petitioner herein. That being the position, in my view the order dated 26.3.2009 appears to be premature as the execution of the award is otherwise stayed by this Court in First appeal no.195/2008. 4. Consequently the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned Order dated 26.3.2009 is hereby set aside. 5. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. N. A. BRITTO, J. vn