IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 25TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 6014 of 2006(N) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. K.J.CHACKO, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR, KAVANAMOLEL HOUSE, POOTHERKKA.P.O, PUTHENCRUZ. 2. P.A.RAJAN, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR, PEEDIKAYIL HOUSE, KADAYIRAPPU.P.O, KOLENCHERRY-682 311. BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.P.M.BENZIR SRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ROADS) SUB DIVISION, PERUMBAVOOR. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ROADS) DIVISION, MUVATTUPUZHA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ROADS AND BRIDGES), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ROADS DIVISION), MUVATTUPUZHA. 5. THE SENIOR FINANCE OFFICER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ROADS DIVISION), MUVATTUPUZHA. 6. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/02/2007 ALONG WITH WPC.NO.6017 OF 2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.6014/2006 N APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1; COPY OF THE POWER OF ATTORNEY DTD. 16/03/2004 EXECUTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER APPOINTING THE 2ND PETITIONER AS THE ATTORNEY. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.PZ-850/2003 DTD. 25/03/2004 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT REGISTERING EXT.P1. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE BILL COPY DTD. 25/01/2006 MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISIONAL ACCOUNTANT, PWD ROADS DIVISION, MUVATTUPUZH, THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 18/02/2006 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.PZ-650/2001 DTD. 18/02/2006 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.A6-533/2005 DTD. 07/02/2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ Kss KURIAN JOSEPH J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)Nos.6014 & 6017 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT The surviving issue in these writ petitions is only with regard to interest for the delayed disbursement of the bill amounts. That question is left open to be pursued before the civil court in which event the time taken for prosecuting these writ petitions will be excluded while computing the period of limitation. The writ petitions are disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg.