IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2010 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6669 of 2010(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ABDUL SHEREEF M, CONTRACTOR,'BOSS'CHERKALA, CHANGALA PO, KASARAGOD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,KOZHIKODE 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PWD ROADS & BRIDGES, NORTH CIRCLE, KOZHIKODE-1. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ROADS DIVISION, KOZHIKODE. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.6669 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 2nd day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is aggrieved by the delay on the part of the first respondent in according administrative sanction for the additional/extra items of work executed by the petitioner. The work in question was construction of a suspension bridge in Kalamparar in Kodenchery Grama Panchayat of Kozhikode District. The estimate amount was Rs.16,00,000/- and the estimate PAC was Rs.14,43,637/- and the agreed PAC was Rs.16,49,974/-. The work was completed for a total amount of Rs.14,84,916/- as evidenced from Exts.P5(a) and P8 also. The third respondent had requested the first respondent to provide administrative sanction for the extra items of work. By Ext.P6 sanction was given for payment of Rs.11,21,431/-. Immediately he filed representation as Ext.P7. The third respondent by Ext.P8 has already requested the first respondent seeking administrative sanction and to release the balance amount of Rs.3,63,485/- to the petitioner. The petitioner has also filed Ext.P9 representation in the matter. He is relying upon Ext.P10 judgment rendered in a similar matter in W.P.(C)No.27670 of 2007. W.P.(C)No.6669 of 2010 2 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P9 after considering Ext.P8 also within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj