IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2009 / 9TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 5974 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- G.UNNIKRISHNAN, VIGNESWARAM, 33/1947, GANAPATHI TEMPLE ROAD, EDAPALLY, ERNAKULAM-682 016. BY ADV. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SMT.T.G.SEETHAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- PARAVUR MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL BUILDING, NORTH PARAVUR, PIN-683 513. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 5974/2008. APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.9.6.03 OF THE RESPONDENT. P2. COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER DTD.22.11.04. P3. -DO- 26.2.05. P4. -DO- 24.6.05. P5. -DO- 22.8.05. P6. -DO- 21.9.05. P7. -DO- 17.10.05. P8. -DO- 25.4.06. P9. -DO- 14.12.06. P10. -DO- 21.1.08. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.5974 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 31st day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a counsel who conducted cases on behalf of the respondent Municipality. His grievance in this writ petition is that his bills for advocate's fee are not being honoured by the respondent. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following reliefs: “a) To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction and compel the respondent o honour and settle the various bills towards petitioner's professional charges and expenses listed by him along with Exhibit P10 within such time as this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to fix. b) to grant such other reliefs as may be prayed for in the circumstances of this case.” Although notice has been served on the respondent, there is no appearance on behalf of the respondent. Today when the matter was taken up, the counsel for the petitioner and the petitioner were absent. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to pay to the petitioner admitted fees due to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2