Madhusoodanan Nair vs State Of Kerala on 4 December, 2007

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C) No. 30230 of 2007(W)


1. MADHUSOODANAN NAIR, S/O RAGHAVAN NAIR,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE
                       ...       Respondent

2. COMMISSIONER,

3. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER,

4. NABARD, NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE

                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.S.KALKURA

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC

 Dated :04/12/2007

 O R D E R
                          ANTONY DOMINIC, J.

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                 Dated this the 4th December, 2007

                            J U D G M E N T

The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the 1st respondent

to effect payment of the final bill dated 18.3.2007 submitted by the

petitioner in respect of the work he has executed.

2. On instruction, the learned Govt. Pleader submits that the

respondents are awaiting additional authorisation from the

Government for disbursing the amount that is due to the petitioner.

3. It is the admitted position that the work has been done by

the petitioner on a project that was sponsored by NABARD and that

NABARD has already effected the payment to the 1st respondent. It

is now for the 1st respondent to release the payment to its

subordinates to make payment to the contractors who have

executed the work. Such being the position, the petitioner cannot

be called upon the petitioner to wait indefinitely.

In view of this, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the

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process for payment shall be completed and the amount disbursed

to the petitioner within two months from the date of production of a

copy of this judgment.

ANTONY DOMINIC
JUDGE
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