IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2008 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11259 of 2008(M) -------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPMV 329/1993 and OPMV.299/1993 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ALAPPUZHA .................... PETITIONER: ------------ ELSAMMA THOMAS, D/O. HELAN, KOIPARAMBIL VEEDU, CHERTHALA SOUTH, WARD VIII, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SUJESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & 2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI K.PRABHAKARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 11259 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: APRIL 2, 2008 JUDGMENT The non-compliance of Ext.P1 award is the complaint in this writ petition. 2. The accident has occurred in 1993 and the award is of the year 1997. Even now the amount has not been paid. Taking into account the long delay, I see no justification in delaying the payment of compensation awarded by the MACT, Alappuzha. 3. Accordingly this writ petition is disposed of directing that the 3rd respondent shall deposit the compensation awarded in OP (MV) Nos.299/93 and 329/2993 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-