IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2010 / 18TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21405 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.ASHOK KUMAR, 'THRIPTHI', PWD CONTRACTOR, T.C.18/603 (2), ASHRAMAM ROAD, KUNNAPUZHA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-32. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ROADS DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ROADS SUB DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.21405/2010-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 9th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Aggrieved by the delay in payment of the amount covered by the final bill to the tune of Rs.5 lakhs, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. The petitioner is a P.W.D. Contractor. He undertook the work of 12th Finance Commission Award Work 2008-09 S/R 2008-09 Raising at LVHS Junction and constructing side drain in Pothencode-Murukkumpuzha Road Ch:1/200 to 1/500. It is pointed out that the work was completed at the stipulated time. Ext.P3 is the copy of the representation submitted by the petitioner seeking for a direction for passing the final bill. 3. There will be a direction to the Executive Engineer to consider Ext.P3 in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of one month. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this Judgment before the second respondent-Executive Engineer for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms