IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2011 / 29TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 121 of 2011(M) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- BAIJU. V.V, S/O.VASU, AGED 38, VALEEL HOUSE, H.NO.20/1598, KONAM, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI-6. BY ADV. SRI.M.H.HANIS RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, KOCHI- 682 011. 2. THE CORPORATION ENGINEER, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, KOCHI. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.RAMESH BABU, SC, COCHIN CORPORATION. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.121 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner who is a contractor is with respect to the non-disbursement of bills covered as per Exts.P2 to P6. With respect to the liability of the respondents to disburse the amount covered as per the aforesaid bills, there is no dispute. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that disbursement of bills to contractors up to 12.10.2009 had been made. The turn of the petitioner will reach within one month as regards disbursement of the bill submitted by him on 30.10.2009. This is recorded. The contention of the petitioner is that he is in urgent need of money to discharge his liabilities towards certain financial institutions. In such circumstances, the petitioner prays that the respondents may also be directed to effect payment of the bill covered as per Ext.P3 dated 21.11.2009 expeditiously. The priority in the matter of disbursement of bills to contractors under the Corporation of Kochi has been fixed pursuant to the decision in certain writ petitions filed by contractors. Therefore, I am of the view that this Court will not be W.P.(C) NO.121/2011 2 justified in ordering for any deviation from the guidelines so framed. However, in view of the submission made on behalf of the respondents that they have already cleared bills up to 12.10.2009, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to disburse the amount covered as per Ext.P2 bill dated 30.10.2009 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from today. It will be appropriate if the respondents expedite the steps to effect payment of bills submitted by the petitioner on 21.11.2009 without deviating from the priority fixed in terms of the earlier judgments of this Court. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.121/2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.121/2011 4