IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2007 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 7042 of 2007(L) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.B.SURENDRAN, S/O. A.M.BHASKARAN, AGED 48 YEARS, GOVT. CONTRACTOR, EDAPARAMBATHU HOUSE, KANNATHADI P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. ADIMALI BLOCK PANCHAYAT, OFFICE OF THE ADIMALI BLOCK PANCHAYATH, ADIMALI, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. SECRETARY, ADIMALI BLOCK PANCHAYAT, OFFICE OF ADIMALI BLOCK PANCHAYAT, ADIMALI, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.SHUJU SRI.K.S.ARUN KUMAR BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT. T.B. RAMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.7042/2007 L APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF MEASUREMENT BOOK OF THE WORK EXECUTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2; COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 3/01/2007 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.5273/RD-PA 3/06/LSGD DTD. 28/11/2006 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ KSS PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 7042 of 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this 12th day of March, 2007 JUDGMENT The learned Standing Counsel for respondents 1 and 2 submits that respondents 1 and 2 are not having any objection in the matter of releasing payment to the petitioner and that the only difficulty is that, being a NABARD Project, the concurrence of the NABARD will also have to be obtained. Respondents 1 and 2 are directed to seek and obtain necessary concurrence from the NABARD at the earliest and at any rate within one month from today and ensure that payments sought for by the petitioner are received by him within another three weeks from the date of obtaining such concurrence. The writ petition is disposed of as above. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE Judge dpk