High Court of KeralaWP(C)/29851/2014dismissed

Pradeep v. The Managing Director

2015-02-11Honourable Mr.Justice K.Vinod Chandran3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/22ND MAGHA, 1936 WP(C).No. 29851 of 2014 (F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------ PRADEEP, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.CHITHAMBARAN, THEKKEMURI, KAKKAZHAM P O, AMBALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA.

BY ADV. SRI.P.SHANES METHAR RESPONDENTS:

---------------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION (K S R T C) TRANSPORT BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

BY SRI.SREEPRAKASH K.NAIR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PJ

WP(C).No. 29851 of 2014 (F) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1:- TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD DTD 25/7/2013 IN OPMV 1229/2006 OF THE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ALAPPUZHA P2:- TRUE COPY OF THE E P NO 34/2014 FILED IN OPMV NO 1229/2006 OF THE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, ALAPPUZHA RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL.

/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ

K.VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.29851 of 2014 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of February, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is aggrieved by the delay in satisfying the award at Ext.P1. The petitioner was injured in an accident in which a K.S.R.T.C. bus was involved. Negligence was found on the driver and an award was passed as early as on 25.7.2013. An execution petition has also been filed as per Ext.P2. It is submitted that the execution petition was dismissed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Alappuzha. In any event, since the K.S.R.T.C comes within the definition of State under Article 12 of the constitution, it is only proper that there be a direction, considering the long delay in making the remittance, to the K.S.R.T.C to satisfy the amounts within six months from today. If the same is not complied with, then the execution proceedings shall be taken up and shall be expedited even ordering attachment of the movables, if so required. The writ petition is disposed of. The parties shall bear their respective costs.

Sd/- K.VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE.

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