IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2011 / 29TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1796 of 2011(Y) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SABU,S/O.VAREED, KOCHEKADAN HOUSE P.O.CHENGALOOR, VIA PUDUKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.CHANDRA MOHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. R1 BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1796 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the claimant in O.P(MV) No.829 of 2001 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakuda. By Ext.P1 award passed on 29.12.2006, the Tribunal directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the KSRTC' for short) to deposit the sum of Rs.59,103 awarded as compensation within one month from that day. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though more than four years have passed after Ext.P1 award was passed and it has attained finality, the KSRTC has not deposited the compensation amount in the Tribunal. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the KSRTC to deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakuda within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri. V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC submitted that the Corporation will deposit the award amount in the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda within one month from today. In the light of the aid submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first WPC No.1796/2011 2 respondent to deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakuda in O.P(MV) No.829 of 2001 within one month from today. It will be open to the petitioner, after the amount is deposited, to move the Tribunal for payment in terms of the award. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.1796/2011 3 WPC No.1796/2011 4