IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2010 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 11436 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.C.JOSE, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR, ALAPATT KIZHAKUDAN HOUSE, ATTORE, P.O.KUTTUR, TRICHUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 013. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CENTRAL CIRCLE, THRISSUR. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ADDL. IRRIGATION DIVISION, THRISSUR. 4. THE ASST. EXE. ENGINEER, ADDL. IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION, KODUNGALLUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.RAMESH FOR R1-4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.11436 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner, a contractor filed this writ petition with the main relief seeking for a direction to the respondents to disburse the payment sanctioned in Ext.P8 to the petitioner forthwith, with interest at the treasury rate with effect from 1/6/2002. The second respondent has filed a counter affidavit in the matter. Going by the averments in paragraph 11 of the counter affidavit, payment for items Nos.1 to 6 of the agreement and as per the measurements recorded can be made to the contractor, subject to the condition that no loss is sustained to Government on making the payment. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he is satisfied with a direction to make the payment in terms of the above mentioned averment. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to make the payment as agreed above within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj