IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2007 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 36595 of 2007(F) -------------------------- OPMV.2602/1998 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ CHANDRALEKHA.A.C., W/O.LATE JAYAKUMAR, ALAKKAL HOUSE, CHERUVATTOOR P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.A.MOHAMMED NAZIR RESPONDENT: ------------- KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI K.PRABHAKARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) 36595 of 2007 ----------------------------------- Dated: December 11, 2007 JUDGMENT Ext.P1 is an award passed by the MACT, Ernakulam in O.P. (M.V.) 2602/1998. By this award, compensation was ordered to be paid to the claimants and the writ petition has been filed complaining that the respondent has not complied with the said award. 2. The respondent has no case that the award has not become final and binding between the parties. The only justification seems to be the financial constraints. That cannot be a ground for making the claimants wait endlessly. Since the award has become final and binding as between the parties, the respondent has to deposit the compensation awarded. 3. Accordingly I direct that the amount awarded as per Ext.P1 shall be deposited by the respondent as expeditiously as possible, WP(C) 36595/2007 Page numbers at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-