{"id":18993,"date":"2007-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shibu-zachariah-vs-kerala-water-authority-on-16-march-2007"},"modified":"2015-02-09T18:35:52","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T13:05:52","slug":"shibu-zachariah-vs-kerala-water-authority-on-16-march-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shibu-zachariah-vs-kerala-water-authority-on-16-march-2007","title":{"rendered":"Shibu Zachariah vs Kerala Water Authority on 16 March, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Shibu Zachariah vs Kerala Water Authority on 16 March, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 26776 of 2005(K)\n\n\n1. SHIBU ZACHARIAH,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. CHIEF ENGINEER, SOUTH CIRCLE,\n\n3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.H.DIVISION,\n\n4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESETED BY ITS\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.JOMY GEORGE\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL,SC,KWA\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :16\/03\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                              KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n\n                  ----------------------------------------------\n\n                       W.P.(C) No.26776 of 2005\n\n                  ----------------------------------------------\n\n                         Dated 16th March,  2007.\n\n\n                                J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>              The   prayer   is   for   a   direction   to   disburse   the   bill<\/p>\n<p>amounts in respect of  the  works said  to  have been  executed  by<\/p>\n<p>the   petitioner.     It   is   for   the   petitioner   to   approach   the   authority<\/p>\n<p>with   whom   the   agreement   has   been   executed,   within   six   weeks<\/p>\n<p>from today, in which case, appropriate action in accordance with<\/p>\n<p>law   in   the   matter   will   be   taken   by   the   said   authority   within<\/p>\n<p>another three months.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>              The writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                                   KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>\ntgs<\/p>\n<p>            KURIAN JOSEPH, J<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>            O.P.No.  of  2002<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>              J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>       Dated 16th March,  2007.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Shibu Zachariah vs Kerala Water Authority on 16 March, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 26776 of 2005(K) 1. SHIBU ZACHARIAH, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, &#8230; Respondent 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, SOUTH CIRCLE, 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.H.DIVISION, 4. 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