IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2011 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1933 OP (MAC).No. 1815 of 2011(O) ---------------------------- OPMV.457/98 OF MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, IRINJALAKUDA .............. PETITIONER: ------------------ VASUDEVAN, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.SANKUNNY, KARIMPARAMBIL HOUSE, RESIDING AT PERAMBRA DESOM, KODAKARA VILLAGE, PERAMBRA P.O., MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK THRISSUR DISTRICT BY ADVS. SRI.P.V.BABY SRI. A.N. SANTHOSH RESPONDENT : ----------------------- MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRIVANDRUM – 695 001. BY ADV. SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC THIS OP (MAC) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- O.P.(MAC) No. 1815 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the claimant in O.P(MV) No.457 of 1998 on the file of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda. By award passed on 23.5.2003, the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal directed the Managing Director of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the Corporation' for short) and the driver of the Corporation, who were the respondents in the claim petition, to pay the sum of Rs.3,35,000/- as compensation to the petitioner. Aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal, the petitioner filed M.A.C.A. No.103 of 2004 in this Court. By Ext.P1 judgment delivered on 2.9.2008 a Division Bench of this Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal and directed payment of the said sum together with interest from the date of application. This writ petition is filed contending that till date, the Corporation has not deposited the award amount in court. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to deposit the amount awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda as enhanced by this Court by Ext.P1 judgment within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation submitted that as the award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda has become final and the OP(MAC) No1815./2011 2 compensation has been enhanced by this Court, the Corporation will deposit the amount awarded as compensation within two months from today. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that nearly 8 years have passed after the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda awarded the compensation and more than 2 years have passed after this Court enhanced it, I dispose of the original petition with a direction to the respondent to take steps to deposit the amount covered by the award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda as enhanced by this Court by Ext.P1 judgment, in the Tribunal within two months from today. Upon such deposit being made, it will be open to the petitioner to move the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for payment in terms of the award. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps