IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2008 / 6TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 20531 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RAYMANDS RUBBERS (P) LTD., KAPPIL EAST, KRISHNAPURAM.P.O, KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, RADHAKRISHNAN UNNITHAN. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI. JOHNSON P. JONS. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 20531 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 28th July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was selected as one of the suppliers of raw materials for retreading of tyres of the vehicles of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. The contract was for 300 metric tonnes of tread rubber. Although, initially, some purchase orders were placed on the petitioner, subsequently, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation stopped placing purchase orders. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following relief: “ Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 1st respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner as evident from Ext. P7 representation in favour of the petitioner in the light of Ext. P1 purchase order issued by the Corporation.” 2. Learned standing counsel for the Corporation submits that the stoppage of issuing purchase orders from the petitioner is because of the poor quality of the materials already supplied by him. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to consider and pass orders on Ext P7 representation as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.