IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 17540 of 2010(N)
1. M.K.JOSE, P.W.D.CONTRACTOR,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED
... Respondent
2. CHIEF ENGINEER,
3. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER,
For Petitioner :SRI.ABRAHAM VAKKANAL (SR.)
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN
Dated :17/06/2010
O R D E R
S. SIRI JAGAN, J.
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W.P.(C) No.17540 OF 2010
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Dated this the 17th day of JUNE, 2010
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner was awarded a tender. According to the
petitioner, due to administrative delay of respondents, the
execution of the agreement was delayed by sixteen months
during which time the price of articles required for completion of
the work escalated. Therefore, the petitioner requested for
revision of rates. In this regard, the petitioner has filed Exts.P6,
P7, P8 and P9 petitions before the first respondent. The
petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to dispose of
the same.
2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also.
The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that
although the representations have been received, the first
respondent would require at least three months’ time to pass
orders on the same.
Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with
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a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders
on Exts.P6, P7, P8 and P9 as expeditiously as possible, at any
rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt
of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of
being heard to the petitioner.
S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE
acd
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