IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2011 / 11TH MAGHA 1932 OP (MACT).No. 420 of 2011(O) ---------------------------- OPMV.466/2007 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, PALA .................... PETITIONER ------------------------------ RAJESH.T.R, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.RAJAN,THACHIL HOUSE, 9TH ACRE BHAGOM,UPPUTHARA UPPUTHARA VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.HARIHARAPUTHRAN SRI.M.D.SASIKUMARAN SRI.GEORGE MATHEW SRI.DIPU JAMES SMT.K.V.RAMYA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATIOIN TRANSPORT BHAVAN ,FORT ,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. K.B.ANIL KUMAR,S/O.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, GIRIJA BHAVAN HOUSE, ARUNAPURAM PO, PULIYANOOR VILLAGE, PALA. BY SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC THIS OP (MACT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- O.P(MAC).No.420 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the claimant in O.P(M.V)No.466 of 2007 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Pala. By Ext.A1 award passed on 21.1.2009 the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Pala awarded the sum of Rs.87,450/- with interest and costs as compensation to the petitioner. The respondents were directed to satisfy the said award. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though Ext.P1 award has become final the respondents have not deposited the amount awarded as compensation even after the expiry of two years from the date of the award. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to deposit the amount awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal within a time limit to be fixed by this Court 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, submits on instructions that the Corporation will deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award within one month from today. O.P(MAC).No.420 of 2011 -:2:- In the light of the said submission this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award in the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal within one month from today. Upon such deposit it will be open to the petitioner to move the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for payment of the amount in terms of the award. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- O.P(MAC).No.420 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 31st January, 2011