IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2010 / 28TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1614 of 2010(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ K.V.POTHEN,S/O.VAURGHESE,AGED 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT PURATHETTU,PERUMPAIKADU, KOTTAYAM. BY ADVS. MR.SAJU JOHN, MR.P.C.HARIDAS. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MANAGING DIRECTOR,KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR R3 BY ADV. MR. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1614 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the claimant in O.P.(MV) No.1690 of 1995 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Pala. By Ext.P1 award passed on 27.9.2003, the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Pala awarded the sum of Rs.25,000/- as compensation to the petitioner together with interest and costs. The Managing Director of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation was directed to deposit the award amount within one month. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though Ext.P1 award has attained finality, till date, the Managing Director, the third respondent herein, who was directed to deposit the award amount has not complied with the said direction. 2. Sri. V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, submits that the third respondent will deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award passed by the the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Pala within three months from today. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to W.P.(C) No. 1614/2010 2 deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Pala within three months from today. Upon such payment being made, it will be open to the petitioner to withdraw the same in terms of Ext.P1 award. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps