IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2007 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 16253 of 2007(I) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- G.SHAJI, S/O.S.GOPINATHAN, AGED 48 YEARS, PUTHAN VEEDU, MUKKU ROAD, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.SATHIQ SRI.C.ANIRUDHAN RESPONDENT: ---------------------- KILIMANOOR BLOCK PANCHAYAT, KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.S.ABDUL RAZZAK THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.16253/2007 I APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE TENDER NO.D.2/1/2005 DTD. 19/09/2006 KERALA VIKASANA PADHATHI 2006-2007. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE SELECTION NOTICE NO.9/SEC/KBP/06 DTD. 13/10/06 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 10/01/2007 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ----------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 16253 OF 2007 ----------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 10th DECEMBER , 2007 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the petitioner who was a contractor to the respondent Panchayat is that the entire amount due to him under the final bill has not been released and that a portion has been withheld. I do not propose to decide the issue on merits. Ext.P4 representation submitted by the petitioner is seen pending before the Secretary of Panchayat. The Secretary of Panchayat will take up Ext.P4 considering the grounds raised in the writ petition, hear the petitioner and take a decision as directed above at the earliest, at any rate within two months of receiving copy of this judgment together with a copy of this writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) ks. WP(C)N0. -2- WP(C)N0. -3-