IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2008 / 22ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 6178 of 2008(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ J. SASIDHARAN NAIR, TC 42/80, 'RENGAM', CHEPPIL ROAD, SREEVARAHAM, VALLAKADAVU P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER PWD BUILDINGS AND LOCAL WORKS, PUBLIC OFFICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PWD BUILDINGS AND LOCAL WORKS (SC) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD BUILDINGS DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD BUILDINGS SUB DIVISION, ATTINGAL THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.6178 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 13th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a contractor who undertook to execute certain works on behalf of the respondents. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that amounts due to the petitioner for the said work have not been paid to him. 2. The learned Government Pleader on the basis of the counter affidavit stated to have been filed (which is not in the file) submits that the amounts due to the petitioner would be paid in accordance with the priority of execution of the work as per the directions of this Court. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay the amounts due to the petitioner in accordance with the priority of payment settled as per the directions of this Court. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2