IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2011 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1933 Tr.P(C).No. 288 of 2010() ------------------------- OPMV.767/2008 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ALAPPUZHA .................... PETITIONER/5TH RESOPONDENT IN OP --------------------------------------------------------- K.K.SURENDRAN, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.LATE ASHOKAN NAIR, KEECHERIL HOUSE, NADAKKAVU, UDAYAMPEROOR P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS M.JACOB RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONERS AND RESPONDENTS IN O.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. KAVITHA M.K. AGED 32 YEARS, W/O.DECEASED PRADEEP KUMAR.P., DEVI NILAYAM, PAZHAVEEDU VILLAGE, PAZHAVEEDU.P.O., PAZHAVEEDU MUNICIPAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-688 011. 2. BHAGYALAKSHMI.P, AGED 9 YEARS (MINOR), D/O.DECEASED PRADEEP KUMAR P, RESIDING AT DEVI NILAYAM, PAZHAVEEDU VILLAGE PAZHAVEEDU PO, PAZHAVEEDU MUNICIPAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-PIN-688 011. 3. HARIHARAN.P., AGED 4 YEARS, S/O.DECEASED PRADEEP KUMAR P, RESIDING AT DEVI NILAYAM, PAZHAVEEDU VILLAGE PAZHAVEEDU P.O., PAZHAVEEDU MUNICIPAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-PIN-688 011. 4. SULOCHANAMMA, AGED 72 YEARS, W/O.LATE PADMANABHA PANICKER, RESIDING AT DEVI NILAYAM, PAZHAVEEDU VILLAGE PAZHAVEEDU P.O., PAZHAVEEDU MUNICIPAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-PIN-688 011. 5. ANTU.K.O, AGED AND FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN, KOZHIKADAN HOUSE, SOUTH VELLARAPPILLY PO, KALADY,PIN-683 574. TPC 288/2010 -2- 6. RAJEENDRAN V.P, AGED NOT KNOWN, S/O.PERUMAL, VELIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, PERUMPADAPPU PO, KUMBALANGI VILLAGE, KOCHI-682 006 . 7. ROYAL SUNDRAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO.LTD REPRESENTED BY ITS CLAIMS MANAGER, BRANCH OFFICE D1,2ND FLOOR, RITHA TOWERS, K.P.C.C.JUNCTION, OPP.MAHARAJAS GROUND, M.G.ROAD, COCHIN-682 011. 8. ALEX P.CYRIAC, AGE NOT KNOWN, S/O.CYRIAC,PERUMALIL GRANITES, VALIYAKAVALA, VAIKOM PO, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT-686 141 9. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, BRANCH OFFICE, CULLEN ROAD, MULLACKAL,ALAPPUZHA-680 503. ADV. SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR FOR R1-4 SMT.V.SHYLAJA FOR R1-4 SRI.P.JACOB MATHEW FOR R7 SRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE FOR R8 THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/05/2011, ALONG WITH TR.P.C.NO.289/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. -------------------------------------- Tr.P.C.Nos.288 & 289 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2011 ORDER The relief prayed for in Tr.P.C.No.288 of 2010 is to transfer O.P.(MV) No.767 of 2008 pending before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Alappuzha to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam. The prayer in Transfer Petition No.289 of 2010 is to transfer O.P.(MV) No.593 of 2008 pending before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, North Paravur to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam. 2. The petitioner in both the cases is the same person. He is the fifth respondent in the respective Original Petitions pending before the M.A.C.T. Both these cases arose out of the same accident. It is submitted that several other connected claim petitions are pending before the M.A.C.T, Ernakulam. It is also stated that if the claim petitions are considered by the different Tribunals, it is Tr.P.(C) No.288/2010 2 likely that conflicting decisions may arise. 3. It is not disputed that O.P.(MV) Nos.1409, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1415, 1469, 2157 and 2160 of 2008 are pending before the M.A.C.T., Ernakulam and that those cases relate to the same accident. In the facts and circumstances , it is only just and proper to grant the reliefs prayed for in the above Transfer Petitions. Accordingly, the Transfer Petitions are allowed. O.P.(MV) No.593 of 2008 pending before the M.A.C.T., North Paravur and O.P.(MV) No.767 of 2008 pending before the M.A.C.T., Alappuzha shall stand transferred to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam where the connected cases are pending. The parties shall appear before the M.A.C.T., Ernakulam on 27.6.2011. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl