IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 26TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 5432 of 2008(V) ------------------------- OPMV.970/1998 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, IRINJALAKUDA .................... PETITIONER: ------------ SMT.LUCY PAUL, W/O.LATE MALIEKKAL PAUL, VALUTHUR P.O., THACHAPPILLY DESOM, THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.SYAM KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE RAOD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL LINES, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR. R1 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI K.PRABHAKARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 5432 & 5441 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 15, 2008 JUDGMENT W.P.(C) 5432 of 2008 Ext.P1 is an award passed by the MACT, Irinjalakuda, in O.P. (MV) 970/1998 awarding compensation to the claimants therein. The complaint in this writ petition is that despite the fact that the award has become final, the amount has not been deposited by the 1st respondent so far. 2. Except financial constraints, the respondent has no defence to resist the order in this writ petition. 3. Since the award is passed as early as in January, 2004 and that it has become final, I do not think that there is any justification for its non-payment. In view of this I direct that the 1st respondent shall deposit the compensation awarded by the MACT, Irinjalakuda, in O.P.(MV) 970/1998, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of production of a copy of this WP(C) 5432 & 5441 of 2008 Page numbers judgment. W.P.(C) 5441 of 2008 In W.P.(C) 5441 of 2008 also, Ext.P1 is the award rendered by the MACT, Ottapalam, in O.P.(MV) 149/2004. For the same reasons as stated above, I dispose of this writ petition also directing that the amount awarded by the Tribunal in Ext.P1 award shall be deposited by the 1st respondent within two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-