IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 20TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4216 of 2010(B) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.PUSHKARAN, S/O.ARJUNAN, PUSHPAMANGALAM, AMBALAPPURAM, E.T.C., P.O.KOTTARAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.PREMCHAND R.NAIR SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM SRI.V.P.PRASANTH RESPONDENT: --------------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W. P.(C) No. 4216 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The complaint of the petitioner is that the amount awarded to him by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Punalur in OP(MV) No.610 of 1993 has not been paid by the respondents till date. The petitioner, a driver by profession, was involved in an accident while driving a jeep bearing No.KLM-9945, by collusion with a KSRTC bus bearing No.221 driven in a rash and negligent manner on Neelaswaram-Kottarakkara road. The petitioner suffered injuries in the accident for which he approached the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal claiming an amount of Rs.2 lakhs as compensation. On 08.10.98, the Tribunal passed an award allowing the petitioner to realise an amount of Rs.30,000/- with interest thereon at the rate of 12% per annum from 27.07.90, from respondents 1 and 2 with costs. Though the Tribunal specifically directed the respondents to satisfy the award within a period of 30 days, the complaint is that the amount has not been paid till date. WP(C) No. 4216 of 2010 -:2:- 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the KSRTC submits that the entire award amount would be paid within a period of three months from today. 3. In view of the above undertaking, this Writ Petition is disposed of recording the same and directing the respondent to satisfy the award within a period of three months from today. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE ttb