IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 24TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2867 of 2009(N) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ 1. ACHANKUNJU, S/O.K.G.SAMUEL, VELANPANAKANNAMATHU, ELAVOOR,CHANNAPPETTA, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. KUNJUMOL, D/O.K.G.SAMUEL, VELANPANAKANNAMATHU, ELAVOOR, CHANNAPPETTA, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. LALACHAN ALIAS ISAAC,S/O.K.G.SAMUEL, VELANPANAKANNAMATHU, ELAVOOR, CHANNAPPETTA, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN, SC, KSRTC GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 2867 OF 2009 (N) ==================== Dated this the 13th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners were the additional claimants 3 to 5 in OP(MV) No.1474/94, in which Ext.P1 award has been rendered by the MACT, Punalur awarding compensation in relation to an accident which took place on 7/3/94. The complaint in the writ petition is that although the award was rendered as early as on 23rd of November, 1999 and the amount awarded is only Rs.22,000/- with interest, despite the award becoming final and binding, amount has not been paid. 2. Standing counsel for the KSRTC has no satisfactory explanation to justify the inordinate delay that has already occurred. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the amount due in terms of the award referred to above shall be deposited, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp