IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2011 / 6TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20672 of 2011(H) -------------------------- OPMV.789/1998 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... PETITIONER: --------------- RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI S/O.GOPALA PILLAI, SYAMALAN HOUSE, ENATHU PO ENATHU VILLAGE,PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 23. 2. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, KSRTC, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT PO THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 23. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC FOR KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 20672/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE AWARD IN OP(MV) NO.789/1998 DATED 23.6.2006 OF THE MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, PATHANAMTHITTA EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE EXECUTION PETITION FILED BEFORE THE MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, PATHANAMTHITTA RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20672 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the claimant in OP(MV) No.789 of 1998 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal , Pathanamthitta. By Ext.P1 award passed on 23.6.2006 the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded the sum of Rs.84,940/- as compensation and directed the Managing Director of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, (hereinafter referred to as 'the Corporation' for short), the second respondent in the claim petition, to deposit the said amount together with interest at 9% per annum from 27.7.1998 till payment. This writ petition is filed contending that though Ext.P1 award has attained finality and the petitioner has filed an execution petition in the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for execution of Ext.P1 award, till date, the Corporation has not deposited the compensation awarded by the Tribunal. In the writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction in that regard. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation submitted on instructions that Ext.P1 award has attained finality and therefore the Corporation will deposit WPC No.20672/2011 2 the amount awarded as compensation in the manner prescribed by the Tribunal within two months form today. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that more than 5 years have passed after Ext.P1 award was passed, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award in the manner directed by the Tribunal within two months from today. Upon such deposit being made, it will be open to the petitioner to move the Tribunal for payment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps