IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2008 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 1353 of 2007(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SARAMMA, W/O. LATE THOMAS, KILIROORPARAMBIL HOUSE, POOLAKKUNNU, CHUNDALE POST, KALPETTA VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.GRASHIOUS KURIAKOSE SMT.CELINE JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD., M.G.T. BUILDINGS, KALPETTA NORTH P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. ADVS. SRI.KKM.SHERIF FOR R1 SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT INFRUCTUOUS. DISMISSED. SD/- M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE. 17.12.2008 //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. vkm KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.1353 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The challenge is on Ext.P5 order passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Kalpetta in R.P.I.A.No.1196/2005 in E.P.No.71/2000 in O.P(MV)No.53/1993. The issue pertains to the adjustment of part payments and the consequential liability for interest. In view of the Bench decision in Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Nirmala, 2007(1) KLT 38 and the decision in Sobha Mohan Kumar v. National Insurance Co. Ltd., 2002 (3) KLT 293, the matter has to be considered fresh. Accordingly Ext.P5 is set aside. There will be a direction to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Kalpetta to pass fresh orders in the matter with notice to the parties, in the light of the judgments referred to above. This shall be done within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by either party. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C) No.1353 of 2007 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 17th June, 2009