High Court Kerala High Court

Shaji Elias vs The Secretary on 29 September, 2008

Kerala High Court
Shaji Elias vs The Secretary on 29 September, 2008
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 8460 of 2006(F)


1. SHAJI ELIAS, CONTRACTOR,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE SECRETARY, KERALA STATE WATER
                       ...       Respondent

2. SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

3. CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA WATER

4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA

5. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

6. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

7. THE ASSISTNT ENGINEER, PH SECTION,

8. THE ASSITANT ENGINEER, HW ALUVA.

                For Petitioner  :SRI.A.X.VARGHESE

                For Respondent  :SRI.BABU VARGHESE, SC, KWA

The Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH

 Dated :29/09/2008

 O R D E R
                         KURIAN JOSEPH, J.
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                    W.P.(C) No.8460 OF 2006
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         Dated this the 29th day of September, 2008.


                           J U D G M E N T

This writ petition is filed with the following prayer:

i) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or writ, order or direction

directing the Respondents to release the pending

payments for the work executed as per Exhibits P1, P2

and P3 with immediate effect to the petitioner.

In case the amounts due to the petitioner in respect of the

work executed by him have not been paid, such amounts shall be

paid within a period of one month from the date of production of

a copy of this judgment. In case the petitioner has any dispute

with regard to the amount or interest etc., it will be open to him

either to approach the first respondent or workout the same

before the Civil Court. In the event the petitioner approaching

the Civil Court, the time taken for prosecuting this writ petition

shall stand excluded while computing the period of limitation.

This writ petition is disposed of as above.

KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.

smp

KURIAN JOSEPH, J.

W.P.(C) No. 8460 OF 2006

J U D G M E N T

29.09.2008