IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH TUESDAY, THE 6^TH DAY OF AUGUST 2024 / 15TH SRAVANA, 1946 OP (MAC) NO. 53 OF 2024 (IN OPMV NO.329 OF 2021 OF MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL &

SPECIAL COURT FOR E.C. ACT CASES, THRISSUR)

PETITIONER: R. BABURAJ, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O. RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, PALAKKOTT HOUSE, KRISHNENDU BHAVAN, SAMOOHAM ROAD, WEST NADA, GURUVAYOOR, GURUVAYOOR VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT, P. O. GURUVAYOOR, PIN – 680101.

BY ADVS.

SRI. A. R. NIMOD SRI. M. A. AUGUSTINE SRI. C. T. SHAJI RESPONDENTS:

1 E. KRISHNANKUTTY, S/O. GOVINDAN NAIR, EDATHALA HOUSE, KAPPIYUR DESOM, POOKODE VILLAGE, P. O. KOTTAPPADY, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN – 680505.

2 FAROOK S/O. ABDUL RAHIM, VALIYAKATH HOUSE, PALA BAZAR, BRAHMAKULAM POST, THAIKKAD VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN – 680104.

BY ADVS.

SRI. SHIRAZ ABDULLA M. S. - R1 SRI. K. ABDUL NASSAR (K/366/2011)

SRI. VISHNU DEV C. S. (K/000647/2023)

SRI. SOORAJ M. S. (K/717/2023)

THIS OP (MAC) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06.08.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

DINESH KUMAR SINGH, J.

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OP (MAC) No. 53 of 2024 -------------------------

Dated this the 6^th day of August, 2024

JUDGMENT

1. The present original petition has been filed impugning Exhibit P-11 order passed in R. P. no. 51 of 2003 in I. A. No. 3 of 2023 in OP (MV) No. 329 of 2021 by the MACT, Thrissur.

2. The petitioner was the 1^st respondent in OP (MV) No. 329 of 2021. Despite service of notice of the OP (MV), the petitioner chose not to appear before the MACT and the MACT passed the Award on 18.10.2022 under Section 166 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 awarding a sum of Rs. 2,70,700/- along with reasonable interest @ 6% per annum from the date of filing of the application i.e. 08.03.2021 till realisation along with proportionate costs to the said awarded sum. The petitioner thereafter has filed the application to set aside the ex-parte Award. In the said application, the impugned order has been passed whereby the petitioner has been directed to deposit 50% of the compensation amount along with interest and proportionate costs as a condition proposed for set aside the ex-

parte Award.

3. The petitioner, instead of complying with the said order has filed the present original petition. This Court finds no ground to interfere with the order impugned inasmuch as the the impugned Order is neither without jurisdiction nor against law. Thus, the present original petition is hereby dismissed.

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DINESH KUMAR SINGH JUDGE Svn APPENDIX OF OP (MAC) 53/2024 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE CLAIM PETITION NUMBERED O.P (M.V) 329/2021 BEFORE THE MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE NUMBERED KL-46-S-2009 EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE AMVI REPORT PRODUCED AS EXT-A6 IN O.P (M.V) 329/2021 BEFORE THE MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR WITH NO. 13/2020 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD DATED 18.10.2022 IN O.P.MV 329/2021 BY MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS, TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE EXECUTION PETITION NUMBERED E.P

197/2022 IN O.P(M.V) 329/2021 DATED 03.11.2022 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN E.P 197/2022 IN O.P(M.V) 329/2021 DATED 13.03.2023 EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF R.P 51/2023 IN I.A 3/2023 IN OP(MV)

329/2021 BEFORE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR DATED 25.08.2023 EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF I.A 4/2023 IN OP(MV) 329/2021 BEFORE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR DATED 25.08.2023 EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE REVIEW PETITION E.A 189/2023 IN E.P 197/2022 IN O.P(M.V) 329/2021, DATED

05.09.2023 EXHIBIT P10 TRUE COPY OF E.A 188/2023 IN E.P 197/2022 IN OP(MV) 329/2021 BEFORE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR DATED 05.09.2023 EXHIBIT P11 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN R.P 51/2023 IN I.A

3/2023 IN OP(MV) 329/2021 BEFORE MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR DATED 06.03.2024