IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2010 / 30TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22071 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- UNICORN MARINE SERVICES PVT.LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, ANIL C.J.,1/1933, YMCA ROAD, KUNNUMPURAM, FORT KOCHI-682001. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.SURESH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA SHIPPING AND INLAND NAVIGATION CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 38/924-A, UDAYA NAGAR ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, KOCHI - 682020. 2. MECHANICAL ENGINEER, KERALA SHIPPING AND INLAND NAVIGATION CORPORATION LTD., 38/924-1, UDAYA NAGAR ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, KOCHI-682020. ADV. SRI.V.J.MATHEW,SC,KSINC(KERALA SHIPPING THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 22071 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 21st day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was awarded a contract for doing dredging work in certain areas occupied by the 1st respondent-company, which is a company owned by the Government of Kerala. The petitioner could not complete the work within the period fixed as per the agreement executed for the work. But the petitioner was allowed to continue the work beyond the period fixed. The petitioner submits that almost all work has been completed and only two more weeks' work remains. At that time, the petitioner was orally directed to stop the work. It is under the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following relief: “to issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction commanding the respondents to allow the petitioner to complete the work covered by Ext.P2 work order within a reasonable time and to refrain from unnecessarily disrupting the flow of execution of the work.” 2. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents disputing the contentions of the petitioner. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes that the petitioner would complete the work within three weeks. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of recording the said undertaking and directing the respondents to give the petitioner three more weeks' time to complete the entire work. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2