IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 805 of 2006(U) --------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------ 1. K.P.KUNJU MUHAMMED, GOVT. CONTRACTOR, KORATTUKUZHI HOUSE, ALUVA-1, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. K.P.ABDUL HAMEED, GOVT. CONTRACTOR, DO.DO. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVENMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT(ROADS & BRIDGES), CENTRAL CIRCLE, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ROADS DIVISION, ERNAKULAM. 5. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ROADS SUB DIVISION, ALUVA. BY GOVENMENT PLEADER SRI.PRAKASH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/02/2007, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO.23684/2006 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.31709/2004, 805, 23684 & 25331 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 26th February, 2007. J U D G M E N T The prayer is for a direction to disburse the admitted bill amounts to the petitioners with interest. In case the admitted amounts have not been disbursed, there will be a direction to the respondents to disburse the same in the order of priority. The question of interest is left open to pursued before the civil court, in which case, the time taken for prosecuting this writ petition shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- O.P.No. of 2002 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 26th February, 2007.