IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2011 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 9896 of 2011(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JACOB JOSEPH @ BABICHAN, PATHONPATHILCHIRA, KANNADI, PULINKUNNU PANCHAYATH, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.B.PRAMOD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.R.T.C., TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.9896 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the claimant in O.P. (M.V.) No.1789 of 2005 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Alappuzha. By Ext.P1 award passed on 2111118.7.21009, the Tribunal awarded the sum of Rs.2,38,000/- as compensation and directed the Managing Director of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, the second respondent in the claim petition, to deposit the said amount less the sum of Rs.50,000/- already paid pursuant to interim award. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though Ext.P1 award has attained finality, till date the respondent Corporation has not deposited the amount in the Tribunal. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to satisfy Ext.P1 award expeditiously. 2. Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent Corporation submitted that as Ext.P1 award has attained finality, the respondent Corporation will deposit the award amount in the manner directed by the Tribunal within two months from today. In the light of the said submission, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to take steps to comply with the directions issued by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, W.P.(C) No.9896 of 2011 2 Alappuzha in Ext.P1 award expeditiously and in any event within two months from today. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.