IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 18TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 24308 of 2006(R) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SURESH. D., D.S. ELECTRICALS, C.B.4332, T.C.42/855, LEELA BHAVAN, VALLAKADAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL HOME SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BUILDINGS AND LOCAL WORKS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE SUPERINTENDEING ENGINEER, PWD ELECTRICAL, PUBLIC OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ELECTRICAL DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LAXMI RANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.24308/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE LETTER VIDE NO.S11-15831/05 DT.28.2.05 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 6TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE G.O.(Rt) NO.339/06/HOME DT.6.2.06. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.21.8.06 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. /TRUE COPY/ tss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.24308 OF 2006 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a contractor who had carried out the works relating to electrification to the Noman's land in Vizhinjam and Poovar. It is a matter on record, going by the counter affidavit of the second respondent, that the petitioner has undertaken such works. The second respondent contents that payment for works done up to 31.10.2005 has already been released and follow up action on the proposal from the District Collector, Trivandrum for administrative sanction for the works done up to 30.6.2006 is being taken and a decision in the matter will be taken rightly. This is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of directing that the entire admitted amounts due to the petitioner as above shall be released on or before the 20th of March, 2007. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.