IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH JUNE 2011 / 17TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15307 of 2011(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. ROSSILY, W/O.LATE JOY, RESIDING AT KUTTIKKADAN HOUSE, NORTH THURVAU, PUDUKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. SIJO, S/O.LATE JOY, RESIDING AT KUTTIKKADAN HOUSE, NORTH THURVAU, PUDUKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. MARY SIJI, D/O.LATE JOY, RESIDING AT KUTTIKKADAN HOUSE, NORTH THURVAU, PUDUKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. SIMI, D/O.LATE JOY, RESIDING AT KUTTIKKADAN HOUSE, NORTH THURVAU, PUDUKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON RESPONDENT : ---------------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY ADV. SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15307 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are the claimants in O.P(MV) No.537 of 2007 on the file of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda. By Ext.P1 award passed on 16.4.2010, the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded the sum of Rs.2,60,000/- as compensation and directed the respondents therein namely the Managing Director of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the Corporation' for short) and the driver of the Corporation to pay the said amount with interest. The grievance voiced by the petitioners is that though the award has become final, till date, the compensation awarded has not been deposited and that there is also no progress in the E.P. No.49 of 2010 filed before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for execution of the award. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek a direction to the respondent to deposit the award amount within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.V.V.Nandagopal Nambiar, learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation submitted that the Corporation will deposit the WPC No.15307/2011 2 amount awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal within two months. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to take steps to deposit the amount covered by Ext.P1 award in the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda within two months from today. Upon such deposit being made, it will be open to the petitioners to move for payment in terms of the award. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps