IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 14TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 24338 of 2010(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- N.GOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, KIZHAKKEKARA HOUSE, NEELIPILAVU P.O., CHITTAR, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.WILSON URMESE. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- CHITTAR GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CHITTAR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA-689 663. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.24338/2010-N: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.28502/2006 DTD. 31/10/2006. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 13/12/2006 OF THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE RESOLUTION DTD. 20/01/2009 OF THE RESPONDENT PANCHAYAT. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. NIL ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, LSGD SECTION, CHITTAR. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REQUEST DTD.07/11/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 14/12/2009 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 24338 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who was the Convenor of the beneficiary committee for 2000-01 under the People's Planning Project that executed tarring work of Eettichuvadu - Neelipilavu road in Ward NO. VII of the Chittar Grama Panchayath filed this writ petition seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the first respondent Panchayath to effect the payment of Rs.68,642.89/- to the petitioner towards the balance amount due in relation to the execution of the aforesaid work. A statement has been filed in this writ petition on behalf of the respondents. It is stated therein as hereunder:- “The respondent Panchayath committee on 20.10.2010, as decision No.III had decided to get the ratification from the District Planning Committee for the amount to be given to the petitioner for the amount of Rs.68,642.89 paisa and it has also been decided to inform this court that the Panchayath committee has no objection in giving the above mentioned amount to the petitioner provided the ratification from the District Planning Committee. WPC.No.24338/2010 : 2 : It is thus evident that the respondent is not disputing the liability to pay the amount claimed by the petitioner and only impediment in the matter of disbursement of said amount is the non-receipt of ratification from the District Planning Committee for the said purpose. In view of the said position obtained in this case, this writ petition is disposed of as hereunder: Respondent Panchayath shall take appropriate steps to move the District Planning Committee for ratification for the purpose of disbursing the amount of Rs.68,642.89/- to the petitioner towards the balance amount in connection with execution of work in question. This shall be done within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. On receipt of the necessary documents for that behalf from the respondent Panchayath, the District Planning Committee shall decide whether such an action could be ratified or not within a further period of three weeks. To enable the District Planning Committee to comply with the directions, the petitioner shall furnish copy of this judgment before the District Planning Committee. Needless to say that WPC.No.24338/2010 : 3 : in case of ratification from the District Planning Committee the amount due shall be disbursed to the petitioner within a further period of two weeks. Disposed of accordingly. Sd/ (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge