High Court Kerala High Court

The General Manager vs The District Collector on 30 September, 2010

Kerala High Court
The General Manager vs The District Collector on 30 September, 2010
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 29376 of 2010(V)


1. THE GENERAL MANAGER,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR ,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE TAHASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE,

3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER,

4. VENUGOPAL, ILLATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE,

5. KALYANASUNDARAM, ILLATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice C.T.RAVIKUMAR

 Dated :30/09/2010

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                        C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J
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                  W.P.(C)No. 29376 OF 2010
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       Dated this the 30th day of September, 2010


                          J U D G M E N T

This writ petition has been filed on being aggrieved

by the inaction on the part of the respondents 1 to 3 in the

matter of recovering the amount from the 4th and 5th

respondents under Ext.P2 award that was modified as per

Ext.P3. The petitioner herein was the applicant in OP(MV)

2208/98 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,

Ernakulam. The said claim petition was filed for getting

compensation to the tune of Rs.48,017/- for the damages

sustained to the department vehicle bearing registration

No.KL-7/A-7876. Ext.P2 is the award passed in OP(MV)

2208/98 by the tribunal. Feeling aggrieved by Ext.P2 award,

MACA No. 2426/08 was filed by the petitioner. This Court as

per Ext.P3 judgment enhanced the amount by Rs.9,500/-.

Thus, the total amount would come to Rs.42,500/-. On account

of the failure on the part of the 4th and 5th respondents to

deposit the said amount along with the interest as awarded,

the petitioner was constrained to move E.P.No.399/09 before

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the MACT, Ernakulam for executing the award. Subsequently,

Ext.P5 certificate under Section 174 of the Motor Vehicles Act

was issued by the tribunal for realization of the award. As

noticed earlier, the grievance of the petitioner is that despite

the receipt of Ext.P5 certificate, respondents 1 to 3 are not

taking appropriate action to recover the amount in terms of

Exts.P2 and P3.

When this matter was taken up today, the learned

Government Pleader, upon instruction, submitted that on

receipt of Ext.P5, the second respondent has taken

appropriate steps on 10.6.2010. It is further submitted that

recovery proceedings thus initiated would be completed

expeditiously, in terms of Ext.P5. The said submission is

recorded. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a

direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to complete the recovery

proceedings already initiated for realization of the amount

covered by Exts.P2 and P3, expeditiously, in terms of Ext.P5

certificate.

Sd/-

                                  (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE)

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