IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2009 / 26TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 23219 of 2008(L) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.LTD. KOLLAM,, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER REGIONAL OFFICE, OMANA BUILDING, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE CHERIAN (THIRUVALLA) RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1 JAYASREE, W/O. RAVEENDRAN PILLAI MYLAKKAL VEEDU, KOTTAPPURAM , PARAVUR KOLAM. 2. REMYA, D/O.RAVEENDRAN PILLAI MYLAKKAL VEEDU, KOTTAPPURAM, PARAVUR KOLLAM 3. RENJU, S/O. RAVEENDRAN PILLAI, S/O. RAVEENDRAN PILLAI MYLAKKAL VEEDU, KOTTAPPURAM, PARAVUR KOLLAM 4. GIRISH KUMAR, S/O. BHASKARA PILLAI THENGAZHIKAM VEEDU, NEAR POZHIKKARA CO-OPERATIVE. BANK, POZHIKKARA, PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 5. MADHUSOODANAN PILLAI, S/O.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, THUNDIL VEEDU, LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 6. PERMANENT LOK ADALATH THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.T.R.ASWAS FOR R1 TO R3 SRI. DILIP MOHAN GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23219 of 2008(L) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXHIBIT P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BEFORE THE 6TH RESPONDENT BY RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3. EXHIBIT P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FILED BY PETITIONER COMPANY. EXHIBIT P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD DATED 29.05.2008. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 23219 of 2008 ................................................. Dated this the 17th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Insurance Company. They are aggrieved by Ext.P1 award of the Permanent Lok Adalath, Thiruvananthapuram, by which an award is passed in respect of a motor accident claim. The contention of the petitioner is that the Permanent Lok Adalath does not have jurisdiction to pass an award in respect of a motor accident claim. That issue has been decided infavour of the insurance companies by the decision of this court in New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Jameela 2009(1) KLT 153. Following that decision this writ petition is allowed and Ext.P3 is quashed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs