IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 MACA.No. 456 of 2010() ---------------------- OPMV.708/2004 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, PALAKKAD .................... APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT NO.1 ----------------------------- T.R.MOHANDAS,S/O.RAMAN,THERAMCODE HOUSE KALLUR PO, MANKARA, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENTS/ PETITIONER & RESPONDENT NO.2 ------------------------------------------- 1. JANAKI, W/O. NARAYANAN, VAZHUKKUMPARA, KINAVALLUR, PALAKKAD. 2. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO.LTD., M.A.LANE, T.B.ROAD, PALAKKAD. R2 BY ADV. SRI.LAL GEORGE THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/03/2011, ALONG WITH MACA NO. 1007/2010. THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: A.K. BASHEER & P.Q. BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ M.A.C.A. Nos.456 &1007 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT A.K. Basheer, J. When these two appeals were taken up for consideration on March 14, 2011 it was noticed that the common appellant had not made the statutory deposit as mandated under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act. On a prayer made by the counsel for the appellant the appeals were adjourned to March 22, 2011 to make the deposit. Thereafter a further adjournment was yet again granted. Today when the appeals are taken up for consideration, learned counsel submits that the appellant is not in a position to make the deposit. In the absence of the statutory deposit the appeals are not liable to be entertained. Therefore the appeals are rejected. A.K.BASHEER, JUDGE. P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE. rkc