IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2008 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1929 W.P(C).No. 1161 of 2008 - L PETITIONER: K.K.SIVAN, SARANYA NIVAS, VADACKAL P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, MECHANICAL WING, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 033. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MECHANICAL DIVISION, ALAPPUZHA - 688 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033. 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, VIGILANCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, ALAPPUZHA, PIN-688 001. * ADDL. RESPONDENTS 5 TO 7 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN IA No. 2830/08, DATED 03.03.2008 *5. STATE OF KREALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME AND VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHPAURAM - 695 001. 6. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. WPC No.1161/08-L - 2 - 7. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI.I.V. PRAMOD GOVT. PLEADER, SRI.P.N. SUKUMARAN, R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 1161 OF 2008 L ==================== Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2008 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, the prayer made by the petitioner is to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to pay the amount due as per the bill submitted by the petitioner for an amount of Rs.13,19,801.13/- in connection with the work he has executed for repair of 38 numbers of hoisting units of Thottappally Spillway. Petitioner also seeks a further direction to respondents 3 and 4 to complete the vigilance enquiry relating to the aforesaid work or atleast, return the concerned files to respondents 1 and 2 in order to enable them to finalise the bill payment to the petitioner. 2. Admittedly, in regard to the work executed by the petitioner, a vigilance enquiry was pending and it is basically on account of its pendency that the payment to the petitioner also got delayed. WPC 1161/08 :2 : 3. In the statement that is filed on behalf of the 4th respondent, it is now stated that the report with the recommendations of the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau has been submitted to the additional 5th respondent and that the same is under his consideration. 4. In view of the above, now what is required to be done is to direct the additional 5th respondent to take a final decision in the matter considering the report submitted by the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau. Necessarily, once a final decision is taken on the aforesaid report, it is for the respondents 1 and 2 to take a decision on settling the bills of the petitioner in the light of the decision so taken by additional 5th respondent. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the additional 5th respondent to take a decision on the report of the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau. This the additional 5th respondent shall do, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. WPC 1161/08 :3 : Once decision is taken as above, respondents 1 and 2 shall also decide on the payment of bills that are due to the petitioner without delay. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp