IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2007 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 10707 of 2007(Y) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SEBASTIAN JOSEPH,AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.JOSEPH,KUNNUMPURATHU HOUSE,KUDAYATHOOR P.O, ANAKKAYAM,THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.V.GOPIKRISHNA RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY,LOCAL SELF ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MES BLOCK,ELAMDESAM P.O,THODUPUZHA. 3. THE PROJECT OFFICER,DRDA,PAINAVU, IDUKKI. 4. THE ASST.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,OFFICE OF THE D.R.D.A PAINAVU,IDUKKI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 10707 OF 2007 ---------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 6th DAY OF JUNE, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a contractor, who was undertaken and completed certain works on behalf of the respondents. He complains that the bill amount for the said work has not been paid yet. However, the petitioner submits that for the present, he would be satisfied with a direction to the 3rd respondent to dispose of Ext.P3 representation filed by the petitioner in this regard expeditiously. 2. In the above circumstances, I direct the 3rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders,in accordance with law, on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd