IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2011 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 9578 of 2011(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ANIL PRABHA, W/O. LATE SUDEER, KIZHAKKE PUTHENPURAYIL, THAZHUPPU, PARAYAKADU P.O., CHERTHALA. 2. BINDU K., W/O. LATE DINESAN, KARIKKANATTU HOUSE, THAZHUPPU, PARAYAKADU P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.JAGADEESH LAKSHMAN SRI.S.PRASANTH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.9578 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th March, 2011 JUDGMENT The first petitioner is the first claimant in O.P(MV)No.948 of 2003 and the second petitioner is the first claimant in O.P(MV) No.500 of 2004 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Alappuzha. By Ext.P1 common award passed on 17.8.2009, the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded the sum of Rs.2,55,000/- as compensation to the claimant in O.P(MV)No.948 of 2003 and directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to pay the said sum together with interest. In O.P(MV)No.500 of 2004 the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded the sum of Rs.2,85,000/- as compensation and directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to pay the said sum together with interest. The grievance voiced by the petitioners is that though Ext.P1 award has become final, till date the Corporation has not deposited the award amount in the Tribunal. In this writ petition the petitioners seek a direction to the respondent to deposit the award amount in the Tribunal within a time limit to be fixed by W.P(C) NO.9578/2011 -:2:- this Court. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, submitted that Ext.P1 award has attained finality and therefore the Corporation will deposit the award amount within two months from today. In the light of the said submission I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award in the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Alappuzha, within two months from today. Upon such deposit being made it will be open to the petitioners to apply for payment in terms of the award. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.9578 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 25th March, 2011