IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS MONDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2009 / 25TH JYAISHTA 1931 MFA.No. 135 of 2009 ---------------------------- (AGAINST THE ORDER IN W.C.C.NO.57/2004 ON THE FILES OF THE COURT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION, ERNAKULAM). ......................... APPELLANT/2ND OPPOSITE PARTY: ---------------------------------------------------- THE MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.,BRANCH OFFICE,IRINJALAKKUDA,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., KOCHI REGIONAL OFFICE, P.B.NO.3235, OMANA BUILDINGS, JEWS STREET, PADMA JUNCTION, KOCHI-682035. BY ADV. SRI.LAL GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): APPLICANTS & 1ST OPPOSITE PARTY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SMT.RATNAMMA,W/O.PRAKASAN NAIR, KRISHNA VILASOM, KARUMALLOOR P.O. MANAKKAPPADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. ANSHU PRIYA NAIR,D/O.PRAKASAN NAIR, KRISHNA VILASOM,KARUMALLOOR P.O. MANAKKAPPADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. AKASH DEEP NAIR, S/O. PRAKASAN NAIR, KRISHNA VILASOM, KARUMALLOOR P.O. MANAKKAPPADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. M.F.A.(WCC).NO.135/2009 4. SRI.SURESH,S/O. RAMAKRISHNAN, N.S.TRUST NO.38712,AV ROAD, KALASSIPALAYAM, BANGALORE - 1. THIS MISC. FIRST APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. -------------------------------------------------- C.M.APPL.NO.1305 OF 2009 IN M.F.A(WCC). NO.135 OF 2009 & M.F.A.(WCC).NO.135 OF 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th June, 2009 JUDGMENT Joseph, J. This is an Application to condone the delay in filing the Appeal. We notice that the substantial question of law raised revolves around the liability of the Insurance Company to pay interest from the date of the accident. Appellant apparently relies on the Judgments of the Apex Court in National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Mubasir ahammed & Another (2007 (2) SCC 349) and Kamala Chadurvedi v. National Insurance Company Ltd. (2008 (4) SCC 862). We have already taken the view, following the Division Bench Judgment of this Court in National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rekha (2007 (4) KLT 386) that in view of the earlier larger Bench decision of the Supreme Court, there is nothing wrong in mulcting the liability on the MFA.(WCC).135/09 2 Insurance Company from the date of the accident. We do not see any reason to condone the delay. The Application for condonation of the delay is dismissed. Consequently, the Appeal also is dismissed. Sd/= K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE Sd/= M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE kbk. // True Copy // PS to Judge