IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2010 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5684 of 2010(T) ------------------------------ PETITIONER: -------------- S.JAIDEV, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.SUNDERASAN NAIR, CHOICE BEDROLL SERVICE, PACHALLOOR, TRIVANDRUM-27. BY MR.R.S.KALKURA, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAY, NEW DELHI. 2. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM-14. ADDL R3. THE DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER, NORTHERN RAILWAY, AMBALA DIVISION, AMBALA, PUNJAB. (ADDL.R3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 18.03.2010 IN I.A.No.4003/2010). BY MR.B.JAYASANKAR, SC, RAILWAYS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5684 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was awarded contract for supply of bed rolls to passengers travelling in the A/c coaches of train by No.2653 and 2654 for a period of three years, which is evidenced by Exhibit P1 letter of acceptance. Exhibit P2 is the copy of the agreement. The petitioner furnished a bank guarantee for an amount of Rs.24,767/- which is evident from Exhibit P3. The period of contract is from 01.08.2008 to 31.07.2011. Because of the abrupt interruption in the supply, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for appropriate reliefs. 2. According to the petitioner, on 11.11.2009, the staff of the 1st respondent from Chandigarh forcibly prevented the petitioner from executing his part of the contract. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Railways. The limited prayer now made by the petitioner is for a direction to dispose of Exhibit P5 representation filed before the W.P.(C) No.5684/2010 2 2nd respondent. He is seeking for awarding of an alternate work for supply of bed rolls in some other train under the control of the Trivandrum division. It is upto the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P5. It is made clear that this Court has not considered anything on the merits of the matter. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exhibit P5 if the same is pending and communicate the result thereof to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp