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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13850

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
REJIMON K.J. – Appellant
Versus
GOPALAKRISHNAN – Respondent
OP (MAC) NO. 110 OF 2025 | E.P. NO. 140/2020 | O.P.MV NO. 617 OF 2015

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: DR.V.N.SANKARJEE, SHRI.V.N.MADHUSUDANAN, SMT.R.UDAYA JYOTHI, SRI.M.M.VINOD, SRI.C.PURUSHOTHAMAN NAIR, SMT.KEERTHI B. CHANDRAN, SHRI.VIJAYAN PILLAI, P.K., SMT.SHILPA P.S., SHRI.UNNIKRISHNAN H., SMT.SHRIYA MERLIN MAXWELL
For the Respondents: SHRI.GEORGE VARGHESE, SRI.MANU SRINATH, SHRI.LIJO JOHN THAMPY, SMT.NIVEDITA MUCHILOTE, SHRI.RIYAS M.B., SHRI.JINSU M. JAIS, SRI.P.K. MANOJ KUMAR, SC.

Court directed timely action on pending applications to ensure procedural fairness in motor accident claims.

Headnote:The judgment addresses the petitioner's request to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal for expediting certain applications. The court recognized the pending applications and mandated a decision from the Tribunal within a month. It concluded that until this order is executed, the operation of a specific previous order would remain suspended. The petitioner aimed to set aside an ex parte order, highlighting procedural delays. The court ordered a resolution timeframe to mitigate this delay, emphasizing judicial expediency.

Table of Content
1. request for expediency in processing applications. (Para 1)
2. court mandates timely resolution of pending applications. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

The prayer in this original petition is to direct the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Alappuzha, to dispose of Exts.P3 and P4 applications, I.A.Nos.2980 of 2020 and 2979 of 2020 in O.P.(MV) No. 617 of 2015, to set aside the ex parte order and also for condoning the delay in filing the application for setting aside the ex parte order.

2. Taking note of the fact that the said applications are pending before the Tribunal concerned, there will be a direction to the Tribunal to pass orders on the same within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till orders are passed, as directed above, operation of Ext.P9 shall be kept in abeyance.

The original petition is disposed of as above.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13850

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMMOHAMMED NIAS C.P., JREJIMON K.J. – AppellantVersusGOPALAKRISHNAN – RespondentOP (MAC) NO. 110 OF 2025 | E.P. NO. 140/2020 | O.P.MV NO. 617 OF 2015

Court directed timely action on pending applications to ensure procedural fairness in motor accident claims.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
REJIMON K.J. – Appellant
Versus
GOPALAKRISHNAN – Respondent
OP (MAC) NO. 110 OF 2025 | E.P. NO. 140/2020 | O.P.MV NO. 617 OF 2015