IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2008 / 21ST POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 4578 of 2003(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. SEA CONSORTIUM PTE LTD., 11, DUXTON HILL SINGAPORE-089595, REPRESENTED BY THEIR LOCAL AGENTS FORBES GOKAK LIMITED, PATVOLK DIVISION, POST BOX NO.556, INDIRA GANDHI ROAD, KOCHI - 3. 2. FORBES GOKAK LIMITED, PATVOK DIVISION, POST BOX NO.556, INDIRA GANDHI ROAD, KOCHI - 3. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.VIJAYAN SMT.P.F.ROSY SMT.C.B.SUMA DEVI SRI.SURESH SAMUEL SRI.V.M.SYAM KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. COCHIN PORT TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, COCHIN PORT TRUST, COCHIN-9. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, COCHIN PORT TRUST, COCHIN-9. 3. THE TRAFFIC MANAGER, COCHIN PORT TRUST, COCHIN-9. 4. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, COCHIN PORT TRUST, COCHIN-9. BY ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR SMT.PRIYA MAHESH - R1 TO R4 SMT.PRIYA MANJOORAN SRI.A.M.SHAFFIQUE (SR) THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.4578/2003 ORDER ON CMP. NO.8078/2003 IN OP. NO.4578/2003 DISMISSED 11.01.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE SAID LETTER DT. 16.2.2000 FROM THE IST PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENTS 2 & 3. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 7.4.2000 FROM THE IST PETITIONERTO THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE LETTER BEARING NO.A1/F 15117/489/99/T DT. 29.4.2000 FROM THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER. EXT.P4;- COPY OF THE LETTER BEARING NO.MV/MPP DT. 22.5.2000 FROM THE 2ND PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE LETTER BEARING NO.MV/MPP DT. 14.7.2000 FROM THE PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BEARING NO.A1/F.151 A/ 489/99/T DT. 14.8.2000. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 28.8.2000 FROM THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 26.11.2002 FROM THE PETITIONER TO THE IST RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. No. 4578 OF 2003 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008. J U D G M E N T This original petition is filed with the following prayer: a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to refund the amount of Rs.4,57,500/- wrongly recovered from the petitioners by debiting the account of the 2nd petitioner with the 1st respondent forthwith with interest thereon @ 12% p.a. with effect from 1st May 2000 till payment by crediting in the account. In case no orders have been passed by the first respondent on the representation filed by the petitioners, they may produce a copy of this judgment before the first respondent, in which case, the matter will be duly considered by the said respondent with notice to the petitioners and appropriate orders in accordance with law will be passed thereon within a period of another four months. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. No. 4578 OF 2003 J U D G M E N T 11.01.2008