Petitioner seeks appropriate directions to command the second respondent District Collector, Kottayam to recover a sum of Rs. 34,358.20 from the first respondent Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, called "K.S.R.T.C." hereinafter, pursuant to the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kottayam in O.P.(MV) No. 127/87 and pay the same to him. Petitioner suffered injuries on being knocked down by a bus, belonging to the first respondent, and driven by one of its employees on 31-10-86. He moved the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and an award was passed. It is submitted by both sides that the first respondent K.S.R.T.C. has not filed an appeal against the award.

2.1 have heard the Standing Counsel for first respondent. First respondent has no valid excuse for not remitting the amount. Nor, has the second respondent any justification for not recovering the amount. In the circumstances, the second respondent is directed to take necessary action, realise the amount and pay it over to the petitioner within thirty days from today.

3. Before parting with the case, I must notice a disturbing aspect revealed in this case, as also in several other cases. Some of the Motor Ac