IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 OP (MACT).No. 520 of 2011(O) ---------------------------- OPMV.1310/1993 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ATTINGAL .................... PETITIONERS --------------------- 1. P.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O.KOCHUNNI KAIMAL AGED 72 YEARS, THARAMASSERIL HOUSE, UDAYATHINVATHIL, PANANGAD P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682506. 2. SEETHA GOPALAKRISHNAN, W/O.P.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN, AGED 68 YEARS, THARAMASSERIL HOUSE, UDAYATHINVATHIL, PANANGAD P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682506. BY ADV. SRI.DILISH JOHN SMT.T.V.SHELJA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED THROUGH THE GOVT.PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682031. 2. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.R.T.C., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC KSRTC BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS OP (MACT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- O.P. (M.A.C.) No.520 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are the claimants in O.P.(M.V.) No.1310 of 1993 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Attingal. By Award passed on 17.11.2001, the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded the sum of Rs.1,62,800/- with interest and costs as compensation to the petitioners. It is stated that pursuant to the steps taken by the petitioners to execute the Award, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has deposited a sum of Rs.3,90,873/- before the Tribunal. The grievance voiced by the petitioners is that though they have filed applications for payment in terms of the Award by issuance of a cheque, as the Presiding Officer of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Attingal is not sitting, orders have not been passed on their applications for payment. In this writ petition, the petitioners seeks a direction to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Attingal to expeditiously dispose of their applications for payment in terms of the award. 2. When this writ petition came up for admission yesterday, the Registry was directed to ascertain and verify the statement of the petitioners that the Presiding Officer of Motor O.P (MAC) No.520 of 2011 2 Accidents Claims Tribunal, Attingal is on long leave and is not sitting. The Registry has verified and reported that as the Presiding Officer of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Attingal is not well and is on long leave, the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram has been directed to hold full additional charge of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Attingal. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Attingal to take up the applications filed by the petitioners in O.P.(M.V.) No.1310 of 1993 for payment of the amount of compensation and pass orders thereon expeditiously and in any event within one month from today. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.