IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2010 / 19TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17062 of 2010(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ BIJU.A.A,AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.LATE K.C.ABDUL KAREEM,'WAZIM MANZIL',MANATH NAGAR,THRIKKAKARA.P.O,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.JOY GEORGE, SMT.PRAICY JOSEPH. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY,CORPORATION OF KOCHI, COCHIN-682 011. 2. THE CORPORATION ENGINEER,CORPORATION OF KOCHI,COCHIN-682 011. BY ADV. SRI. PRAVEEN K.JOY, SC, CORPORATION OF KOCHI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 17062 of 2010-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of June, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a registered A Class contractor. He has undertaken various works for the benefit of the Corporation. It is pointed out that the works executed by the petitioner were on an emergency basis. Thereafter, claiming the amount covered by various items, the petitioner has submitted Exts.P7 to P11 bills totalling an amount of Rs.45 lakhs. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that being a work undertaken on a priority basis, it deserves priority as far as the disbursement of amount is concerned. It is pointed out that at any rate, the respondents may be directed to disburse the admitted amount and reliance is placed on an interim order passed by a Division Bench of this court, produced as Ext.P12. In the said order, the admitted amount was directed to be disbursed within a period of 10 days. 3. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 4. It is pointed out that there is a priority list existing in the Corporation, for effecting payment. In the light of the grievance raised by the petitioner in the writ petition, there will be a direction to the respondents wpc 17062/2010 2 to disburse the admitted amount to the petitioner, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/