IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2007 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 15221 of 2007(K) -------------------------- OPMV.186/2006 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ D.V. VINOD KRISHNA, AGED 27 YEARS, S/O.SRI.C. DIVAKARAN, NOW RESIDING AT `AMBADI', TC.10/1102(4), KAMAL NAGAR, KOTTAMUGHAL, NALANCHIRA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM FROM `AMBADI', VAVARAMBALAM, POTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. PRAKASH, S/O. JOHN, AGED 46 YEARS, ANANDA SADANAM, B-17/4, DEVASWOM LANE, KESAVADASAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION CHIEF FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. UNITED INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY REPRESENTED BY DIVISIONAL MANAGER, DIVISIONAL OFFICE-I, MALANKARA BUILDING, VJT HALL ROAD, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.PRABHAKARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15221 of 2007 ------------------------------- Dated this the 25th May, 2007. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed O.P.(MV) No.186/2006 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram. Along with the same, he has also filed Ext.P2, an interlocutory application, seeking orders under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act. He seeks a direction to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to consider Ext.P2 and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible. 2. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I feel that the Tribunal should consider and dispose of Ext.P2 interlocutory application filed under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, expeditiously. This shall be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE nj.