IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 17TH JANUARY 2008 / 27TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 35824 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ J.SASIDHARAN NAIR AGED 48, S/O. N.JANARDHANAN PILLA TC.42/80 , RANGAM, CHEPIL ROAD SREE VARAHAM, VALLAKADAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER NATIONAL HIGHWAYS PUBLIC OFFICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER N.H. DIVISION, PMG, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED FAZIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ========================= W.P.(C)NO. 35824 OF 2007 ========================= Dated this the 17th day of January 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner had undertaken certain works and he submits that he had satisfactorily completed his work in March 2007. Irrespective of the satisfactory completion of the work, the bill that he had submitted in September 2007, has not been paid the amount till date. It is in this background, this writ petition has been filed. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the bill was submitted by the petitioner on 4.9.2007 and that the 4th respondent has recommended the same to the third respondent. According to the learned Government Pleader, the third respondent is awaiting the issue of a special letter of credit from the Government in which case he can take any further action in the matter. 3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the work was done for the National Highway Authority and that the National W.P.(C) No.35824/2007 2 Highway Authorities had already submitted the bill amount with the respondent. 4. There cannot be any inordinate delay in settling the payment that is due to the petitioner. Therefore I dispose of this writ petition directing that if there is any admitted amount available in deposit as contended by the petitioner and the third respondent shall ensure that the procedural formalities are completed and payment are to be made as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within ten weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE css/