IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2009 / 8TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2791 of 2009(G) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- T.V. SIVADASAN, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O. KARAPPAN, THERKAYIL HOUSE, KARUMATHRA.P.O, PIN-680 123, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KAPPILLIL ANILKUMAR SMT.P.A.JASMIN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF ENGINEER (NH), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THUSHARABINDU, NO. 337, CHANDRANAGAR EXTN. PALAKKAD. 3. SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY CENTRAL CIRCLE, VYTTILA, ERNAKULAM. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (NH), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (BRIDGES), KODUNGALLOOOR. 5. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (NH), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, NH SUBDIVISION, NORTH PARUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH SRI.THOMAS ANTONY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO.2869/09, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NOs. 2791 & 2869 OF 2009 ======================== Dated this the 28th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners in these writ petitions are PWD contractors. According to the petitioners, they were awarded Deposit work of patchwork of National Highway 47, which is stated to have been completed by them satisfactorily. However, payments have not been made and finally, petitioners have submitted Exts.P4 and P5 respectively before the Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Government of Kerala requesting for payment. In this writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioners confines his prayer for a direction to the aforesaid authority to pass orders on the representations referred to above. 2. Having regard to the above, the writ petitions are disposed of directing the Chief Engineer to pass orders on Exts.P4 and P5 respectively, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Petitioners may produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of these writ petitions before the said authority for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp