{"id":178219,"date":"2007-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/e-c-cheriyan-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-31-january-2007"},"modified":"2014-06-10T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T09:31:14","slug":"e-c-cheriyan-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-31-january-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/e-c-cheriyan-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-31-january-2007","title":{"rendered":"E.C. Cheriyan vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 31 January, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">E.C. Cheriyan vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 31 January, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 1781 of 2007(K)\n\n\n1. E.C. CHERIYAN, S\/O.JOSEPH CHERIYAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETRY,\n\n3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,\n\n4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER,\n\n5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER\n\n6. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER\n\n7. THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.KURUVILLA JACOB\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n Dated :31\/01\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J\n\n                       -------------------------------------------\n\n                          W.P(C).No.1781 OF 2007\n\n                       -------------------------------------------\n\n                 Dated this the 31st day of January, 2007\n\n\n\n\n                                   JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>         Having   heard   learned   counsel   for   the   petitioner     and<\/p>\n<p>learned   Special   Government   Pleader,   this   writ   petition   is<\/p>\n<p>disposed of directing that all amounts which are admitted to be<\/p>\n<p>due   to   the   petitioner   in   terms   of   the   final   bill   for   the   work<\/p>\n<p>covered  by agreement  No.21\/SESC\/2002-2003  dated  30.7.2002,<\/p>\n<p>on   the   basis   of   the   relevant   M-book   maintained   by   the   5th<\/p>\n<p>respondent,   will   be   finalised     and   released   in   accordance   with<\/p>\n<p>relevant seniority in the date of completion of the work.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                   THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN<\/p>\n<p>                                                                  Judge<\/p>\n<p>kkb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court E.C. 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