IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2008 / 20TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21085 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- ANIL RAVINDRAN, SANKARAM, CMC-16, CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SMT.PREETHA.V.K RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R1-2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,JJ. ------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.21085 OF 2008 -------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of August,2008 JUDGMENT Raman,J. Petitioner was a contractor entrusted with certain civil works by the Travancore Devaswom Board. As per the terms of the contract, security amount was deposited. The contract period is over. Petitioner prays that the security amount be returned to him. 2. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Board submitted that there was a breach of contract by the petitioner, as a result of which work was to be re-arranged with some other contractor and in that process, damages were suffered and the security deposit was forfeited. Still there will be a balance outstanding due from the petitioner. We are not going into the merits of the contention raised. From the facts as stated above, it could be seen that this is purely a civil matter and will not fall under any of the three exceptions for entertaining the writ petition -2- WP(C).No.21085/2008 under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as held by the Apex Court. The remedy if any, open to the petitioner is to approach a civil court. In the circumstances, declining jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution this writ petition is dismissed. P.R.RAMAN, Judge. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge. kcv.