IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI THURSDAY, THE 10TH MARCH 2011 / 19TH PHALGUNA 1932 MACA.No. 1645 of 2008 ------------------------------------- OPMV.1857/1999 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT/1ST RESPONDENT: -------------------------------------------------- THANKAPPAN PILLAI, S/O PADMANABHA PILLAI, PARAPPALLY HOUSE, WARD NO.8, AROOR VILLAGE, CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.B.PRAMOD SRI.GEORGE MATHEWS RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 2 AND 3 & PETITIONER: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD., KANNANTERRI ESTATE, SHANMUGHAM ROAD, ERNAKULAM BRANCH. 2. SREEKANTAN, S/O SURENDRAN, ASARIPARAMBIL, AROOR P.O., CHERTHALA. 3. RAJAPPAN, S/O PAPPU, OTTARACKAL HOUSE, WARD NO.9, EZHUPUNNA PANCHAYATH, CHERTHALA' ADV. SRI.T.A.RAJAN FOR R3 SRI.LUIZ GODWIN D'COUTH FOR R3 SRI.O.P.NANDAKUMAR FOR R2 SRI.V.A.AJAI KUMAR FOR R2 SRI.JACOB MATHEW P FOR R1 THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: A.K.BASHEER & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M.A.C.A.No.1645 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of March 2011 JUDGMENT Basheer, J. When this appeal was taken up for consideration on March 3, 2011, it was noticed that the appellant has not made the statutory deposit as provided under Section 173(1) of the Act. On a request made by the learned counsel, an adjournment was granted to enable the appellant to make the deposit. Today when the case is taken up for consideration again, learned counsel submits that the appellant is not in a position to make the deposit. Therefore, the appeal cannot be entertained. Accordingly, the appeal is rejected. A.K.BASHEER, JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE jes