IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI FRIDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 30TH PHALGUNA, 1946 TR.P(C) NO. 493 OF 2024 OPMV NO.961 OF 2018 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT - VII, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM / IV ADDITIONAL MACT PETITIONERS: 1 SMITHA.V AGED 48 YEARS W/O SAJITH KUMAR.V, TC.50/124. THEJUS, KULATHORE, KARAMANA P.O KALADY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695002 2 DEVIKA.S.S AGED 25 YEARS D/O LATE. SAJITHKUMAR.V,TC.50/124(1 DEVA NANDANAM ,KULATHARA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695002 3 NANDANA.S.S AGED 24 YEARS D/O LATE. SAJITHKUMAR, TC.50/124(1),DEVA NANDANAM, KULATHARA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695002 4 RAJENDRAN NAIR.K AGED 81 YEARS S/O KESAVA PILLAI, VIJAYA VIHAR, PERUMPAZHUTHOOR P.O, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695126 5 VIJAYAKUMARI AMMA AGED 76 YEARS W/O K. RAJENDRAN NAIR, VIJAYA VIHAR, PERUMPAZHUTHOOR P.ONEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695126 BY ADVS. A.R.NIMOD Tr.P(C) 493/2024 -2- 2025:KER:25921 M.A.AUGUSTINE RESPONDENTS: 1 SANU MONSON S/O MONSON VARGHESE, PULIMOOTTIL, KUDAMALOOR P.O,AYMANAM, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686017 2 SANAL.G S/O GANGADHARAN.GKADAMBARAVILA, GRA-60, THORANCODE, KAVALLOOM VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013 3 THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO. LTD SUNDARAM TOWERS, 46 WHITES ROAD, ROYAL PETTAH, CHENNAI., PIN - 600014 BY ADVS. jacob mathew p MATHEWS JACOB (SR.)(M-186) THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Tr.P(C) 493/2024 -3- 2025:KER:25921 O R D E R (Dated this the 21 st day of March, 2025) The petitioners are the claimants in O.P(M.V) 961/2018 before Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram. The said claim was transferred to IVth Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram, on 19.11.2021. Thereafter, written statement was filed, and when the case was posted to evidence stage, the same was getting adjourned without taking any evidence. Now, the IVth Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, has been directed to give priority to the Sessions cases and therefore, the MACT cases are not being taken. The present petition is of the year 2018, and if the case is delayed, it will cause irreparable injury and hardship to the petitioners. Therefore, petitioners seek a transfer of O.P(M.V) 961/2018 pending before the IVth Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram, to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram. Tr.P(C) 493/2024 -4- 2025:KER:25921 2. Since the prayer sought for is a transfer, and the second respondent is ex-parte before the IVth Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram, notice to the 2nd respondent is dispensed with. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the claim is of the year 2018, I deem it appropriate to allow this Transfer Petition. In the result, O.P(M.V) 961/2018 pending before the IVth Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram is transferred to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram, on receipt of the records, shall issue notice to the parties and dispose of the case, as early as possible, in accordance with law. Sd/- BASANT BALAJI JUDGE JS Tr.P(C) 493/2024 -5- 2025:KER:25921 APPENDIX OF TR.P(C) 493/2024 PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure-A TRUE COPY OF THE CLAIM PETITION O.P(M.V) 961/2018 FILED BEFORE MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , DATED 25.04.2018