IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 23RD JANUARY 2007 / 3RD MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 2279 of 2007(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.A.JENSON, GOVT. CONTRACTOR, KIZHAKKEVEETTIL HOUSE, KANNAMALY P.O., KOCHI-8. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SMT.A.KUMARI MINI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION SOUTH CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SHRI.I.V.PRAMOD - GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------ WP(C) No. 2279 of 2007 ------------------------------ Dated, this the 23rd day of January, 2007 J U D G M E N T Following the judgments in similar cases, there will be direction to the respondents to transfer so much of the amount from out of bills cleared for payment to the petitioner, to be treated as security deposit for new contract being awarded to the petitioner. I make it clear that the security amount so transferred should be paid to the petitioner after completion of fresh contract and in terms of the new contract. This writ petition is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. jg