IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2009 / 14TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 38206 of 2008(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. P. NANDAKUMAR, AGED 40 YEARS, LEELA NIVAS, MAMMIYOOR, GURUVAYUR. 2. E.G. MOHANAN, ERINJIL HOUSE, PERAKAM PO, CHAVAKKAD. 3. P.ANILKUMAR, LEELA NIVAS, MAMMIYOOR, GURUVAYUR. 4. V.S.ABDUL JAMAL, VALLIYEDATH HOUSE, KECHERY, THRISSUR. 5. K.K.GOPAKUMAR, CONTRACTOR, GURUVAYOOR MUNICIPALITY. BY ADV. MR.RAJIT MR.RANJIT BABU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. MINISTRY OF LOCAL BODIES, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GURUVAYUR MUNICIPALITY, GURUVAYUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. 3. THE SECRETARY, GURUVAYUR MUNICIPALITY, THRISSUR. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.MATHEW VADAKKEL R2 & R3 BY ADV. MR.M.K. CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 38206 OF 2008 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 4th DAY OF JUNE, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners are, according to them, approved Government Contractors. They state that they had carried out different works for the second respondent, Municipality. They allege that in spite of the issuance of Ext.P3 lawyer's notice, amounts due to them have not been released. Even a perusal of Ext.P3 would show that there were certain audit objections. The Municipality cannot be tied down to have admitted the liability. The petitioners cannot collectively work out a remedy in relation to different contracts entered into by each of them. At any rate they can have no relief through the writ court under Article 226 of the Constitution. The matter in hand relates to civil contracts and rights and liabilities are to be adjudicated by the competent civil court on appropriate legal proceedings. Hence writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to such course. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/4/6