IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 28TH MARCH 2008 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11188 of 2004(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.V.JOY, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR, KALLAPPARA HOUSE, KUMARAPURAM.P.O., PALLIKKARA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERAL REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D. (ROADS AND BRIDGES DIVISION), ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.11188/2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 21-7-03. EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF OTHE COMMUNICATION DTD. 4-11-99 ISSUED FROM THE LEARNED REGISTRAR OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA TO THE REGISTRAR OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA IN S.L.P.(CIVIL....../99) (C.C.5552/99) DTD. 1-11-99. EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 9-4-2002 IN O.P.NO.5307/02 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P5. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.28267/02 DTD. 6-11-02 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P6. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.5049/02 DT. 21-7-03 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P7. TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DTD. 22-9-03. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R1(a): TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF ORDER PASSED BY THE FULL BENCH OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT APPEAL NO.1550/99 AND CONNECTED CASES DATED 11-4-2001 EXT.R1(b) TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF JUDGMENT IN W.P(C)NO.14962/2004 DATED 25-8-2004 / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.11188 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT In the matter of payment of bill amount the surviving grievance is only regarding interest. It is for the petitioner to work out the same before the civil court, in which case the time taken for prosecuting this writ petition will be excluded while computing the period of limitation. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.11188 of 2004 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 28th March, 2008