IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2007 / 28TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 2187 of 2007(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.BASHEER, KALATHIL HOUSE, KAKKAZHAM P.O. AMBALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SRI.A.PARVATHI MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.I.V.PROMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.2187 of 2007 .................................................................... Dated this the 18th day of January, 2007. JUDGMENT Prayer in the Writ Petition is for a direction to respondent to consider petitioner's claim for interest for belated payment. Government Pleader reported that there is no provision to pay interest for belated payment of contract amount. However, petitioner submits that there is provision. In any case, since the claim of the petitioner is pending before the respondent, W.P. is disposed of directing the respondent to refer to the tender conditions, PWD Manual and other terms of allotment of work and dispose of the claim of the petitioner after hearing him within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms