IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2011 / 11TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 26194 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.K.THANKAMANI, W/O.LATE RATHEESH,RESIDING AT MURINGANDATH HOUSE, PULIPARAKUNNU,P.O.MANAKULANGARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 26194/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD IN M.V.O.P.NO.2329/2003 ON THE ` FILE OF THE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL,THRISSUR DATED 24.4.2009. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE RECOVERY LIST IN EXECUTION PETITION IN OP(MV) NO.2329/2009 DATED 25.07.2010. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL /True Copy/ PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 26194 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the second claimant in O.P(MV) No.2329 of 2003 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thrissur. By Ext.P1 award passed on 24.4.2009 the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded the sum of Rs.2,84,500/- as compensation to the petitioner and her husband, who died during the pendency of the claim petition and directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the Corporation' for short) to deposit the said amount with interest at 7% per annum from 24.7.2003 till the date of payment. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though the award has attained finality and nearly nine years have passed after the accident took place, till date the Corporation has not deposited the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, W.P.(C) No.26194/2011 2 Sri.Babu Joseph Kuruvathazha, learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation submitted that the Corporation will deposit the entire amount awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal in Ext.P1 award within two months from today. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thrissur in O.P.(MV) No.2329 of 2003 before the Tribunal within two months from today. Upon such deposit being made, it will be open to the petitioner to move the Tribunal for payment in terms of the award and the revenue recovery proceedings initiated to recover the amount payable under Ext.P1 award shall stand recalled. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps