IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2007 / 2ND MAGHA 1928 MFA.No. 858 of 1999(B) ---------------------- OPMV.1393/1995 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, TIRUR .................... APPELLANT/3rd RESPONDENT -------------------------------------- THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD, TIRUR NOW REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY MANAGER, MOTOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS CELL, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEWS JACOB (SR.) RESPONDENTS: /PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS 1 & 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ENNAZHIYIL KUTTAN S/O KUTTAPPA, P.O.EZHUVANTHURUTHI, SIVAJI NAGAR, PONNANI 2. PULIKKAL NAZER, S/O MAMU, CHANTHAPADI, P.O.PONNANI 3. K.ABOOBACKER, KUTTIKKATTIL HOUSE, KOTTATHARA, P.O EZHUVANTHURUTHI, PONNANI BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN THIS MISC. FIRST APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & M.N.KRISHNAN JJ. ----------------------------------------- M.F.A. No.858 OF 1999 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of January 2007 JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan.J This is an appeal preferred by the Insurance Company. Though notice was served on the respondents there was no appearance . So the appeal is therefore allowed with liberty to the appellant to pay the amount to claimants within a period of two months and recover the amount from the owner or from the driver of the vehicle as such. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE es