IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2008 / 27TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 15434 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BIJU M., TC.21/575, KRISHNA PRIYA, KARAMANA POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLITICAL) DEPT., SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PWD, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.I.V.PRAMOD FOR R1,3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.15434 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 18th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a contractor who undertook certain works on behalf of the respondents. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that bill amounts have not been paid yet. The learned Government Pleader could not dispute the fact that amounts are due in respect of the works in question. That being so, it is only appropriate that the Government pays the amounts within a reasonable time. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to see that the petitioner is paid whatever amounts are legally due to the petitioner in respect of the works in question, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2