IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 121 of 2011(M)
1. BAIJU.V.V,S/O.VASU,AGED 38,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE CORPORATION OF KOCHI,REP.BY ITS
... Respondent
2. THE CORPORATION ENGINEER, CORPORATION
For Petitioner :SRI.M.H.HANIS
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice C.T.RAVIKUMAR
Dated :19/01/2011
O R D E R
C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.
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W.P.(C). NO.121 OF 2011
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Dated this the 19th day of January, 2011
JUDGMENT
The grievance of the petitioner who is a contractor is with respect to
the non-disbursement of bills covered as per Exts.P2 to P6. With respect
to the liability of the respondents to disburse the amount covered as per the
aforesaid bills, there is no dispute. The learned standing counsel appearing
for the respondents submitted that disbursement of bills to contractors up
to 12.10.2009 had been made. The turn of the petitioner will reach within
one month as regards disbursement of the bill submitted by him on
30.10.2009. This is recorded. The contention of the petitioner is that he is
in urgent need of money to discharge his liabilities towards certain
financial institutions. In such circumstances, the petitioner prays that the
respondents may also be directed to effect payment of the bill covered as
per Ext.P3 dated 21.11.2009 expeditiously. The priority in the matter of
disbursement of bills to contractors under the Corporation of Kochi has
been fixed pursuant to the decision in certain writ petitions filed by
contractors. Therefore, I am of the view that this Court will not be
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justified in ordering for any deviation from the guidelines so framed.
However, in view of the submission made on behalf of the respondents
that they have already cleared bills up to 12.10.2009, this Writ Petition is
disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the amount
covered as per Ext.P2 bill dated 30.10.2009 expeditiously, at any rate,
within a period of one month from today. It will be appropriate if the
respondents expedite the steps to effect payment of bills submitted by the
petitioner on 21.11.2009 without deviating from the priority fixed in terms
of the earlier judgments of this Court.
(C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE)
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C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.
JUDGMENT
September, 2010
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