IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 14157 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BIJU.B, PWD CONTRACTOR, MANIMANDIRAM, NEENDAKARA P.O., KOLLAM 691582. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANTHOSH KUMAR SMT.P.LISSY JOSE. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (IRRIGATION & ADMINISTRATION), IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, INLAND NAVIGATION DIVISION, ASRAMAM, KOLLAM 691 002. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, INLAND NAVIGATION SUB DIVISION, VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695141. GOVT.PLEADER SMT.SANJEETHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.14157/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DT 12.8.09. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION of WORK DATED NIL ISSUED ON 16.2.2010 BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY of THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.8.10 SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF MINISTER ALONG WITHR EPLY DT 11.8.2010. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 14157 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 15th day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner, a PWD contractor has approached this Court seeking a direction to the respondents to pay the amount due to him for the work executed by him under Ext.P1 agreement and according to the petitioner, amount due is `3,45,000/-. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that the bill of the petitioner was received by the 4th respondent on 29/3/2010 and that proposal for the bill was submitted to the Government on 19/7/2010 and that the proposal is for paying `3,21,251/-. 3. According to the respondents also, amounts are due to be paid to the petitioner and it is upto the respondents to raise the money and pay the same. Therefore, I direct the respondents to pay the amounts that are due to the petitioner for the work executed by him under Ext.P1. This shall be done at any rate within three months of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp //True Copy// PA to Judge