IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2010 / 27TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17540 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.K.JOSE, P.W.D.CONTRACTOR, MAROTTIKUZHIYIL HOUSE, P.O.PADIMARUTHU, (VIA) ANANDASRAM, PIN-671 531, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.ABRAHAM VAKKANAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE MR.PAUL ABRAHAM VAKKANAL MR.DIJO SEBASTIAN MRS.VINEETHA SUSAN THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D.ROADS AND BRIDGES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, P.W.D.ROADS AND BRIDGES, NORTH CIRCLE, KOZHIKODE. MR.P. NARAYANAN – GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.17540 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was awarded a tender. According to the petitioner, due to administrative delay of respondents, the execution of the agreement was delayed by sixteen months during which time the price of articles required for completion of the work escalated. Therefore, the petitioner requested for revision of rates. In this regard, the petitioner has filed Exts.P6, P7, P8 and P9 petitions before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the same. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that although the representations have been received, the first respondent would require at least three months' time to pass orders on the same. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with W.P.(c)No.17540/10 2 a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6, P7, P8 and P9 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.17540/10 3