{"id":121408,"date":"2007-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-v-sivanandan-vs-kerala-agricultural-university-on-13-april-2007"},"modified":"2017-05-10T23:15:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T17:45:29","slug":"k-v-sivanandan-vs-kerala-agricultural-university-on-13-april-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-v-sivanandan-vs-kerala-agricultural-university-on-13-april-2007","title":{"rendered":"K.V.Sivanandan vs Kerala Agricultural University on 13 April, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.V.Sivanandan vs Kerala Agricultural University on 13 April, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 13253 of 2007(C)\n\n\n1. K.V.SIVANANDAN, GOVT.CONTRACTOR,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. T.A.HAMZA, GOVT.CONTRACTOR,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE REGISTRAR,\n\n3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR,\n\n4. THE DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL PLANT,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :13\/04\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                                   S. SIRI JAGAN, J.\n\n                          ------------------------------------\n\n                            W.P.(C)NO.13253 OF 2007\n\n                         --------------------------------------\n\n               DATED THIS THE 13th DAY OF APRIL, 2007\n\n\n                                        JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>       The petitioners seek the following reliefs in this writ petition.<\/p>\n<p>                &#8220;i)      issue   a   writ   of   mandamus   or   any   other<\/p>\n<p>        appropriate   writ,   order   of   direction   commanding   the<\/p>\n<p>        respondents   not   to   allot   any   work   to   any   contractor,   in<\/p>\n<p>        violation   of   the   provisions   of   Kerala   Public   Works<\/p>\n<p>        Department Manual, without inviting tenders;<\/p>\n<p>                ii)      issue   a   writ   of   prohibition   or   any   other<\/p>\n<p>        appropriate   writ,   order   or   direction,   restraining   the<\/p>\n<p>        University   from   distribution   of   its   largesse,   without<\/p>\n<p>        inviting tenders and picking and choosing the contractors,<\/p>\n<p>        in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India;<\/p>\n<p>                (iii)    issue   a   writ   of   mandamus   or   any   other<\/p>\n<p>        appropriate   writ,   order   or   direction   commanding   the<\/p>\n<p>        respondents   2   to   4   to   consider   and   dispose   of   Ext.P4<\/p>\n<p>        representation.\n<\/p>\n<p>                (iv)     issue   any   such   other   writ,   order   or   direction<\/p>\n<p>        which may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the<\/p>\n<p>        case.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>       2.     However,   the   petitioners   do   not   say   anywhere   in   the   writ<\/p>\n<p>petition as to which work to be awarded by the respondents is the subject<\/p>\n<p>matter of this writ petition.         In   the   above   circumstances,   I   am   not<\/p>\n<p>inclined to pass such general orders as prayed for by the petitioners.<\/p>\n<p>       Accordingly,  the  writ  petition  is   dismissed.     Of  course,   it  would  be<\/p>\n<p>open   to   the   petitioners,   if   law   permits,   to   challenge   the   action   of   the<\/p>\n<p>respondents in respect of individual works.<\/p>\n<p>                                                               S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>Acd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.V.Sivanandan vs Kerala Agricultural University on 13 April, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 13253 of 2007(C) 1. K.V.SIVANANDAN, GOVT.CONTRACTOR, &#8230; Petitioner 2. T.A.HAMZA, GOVT.CONTRACTOR, Vs 1. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE REGISTRAR, 3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, 4. 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