IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2009 / 26TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2447 of 2008(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.K.JAMES,S/O.KAKEY CONTRACTOR,AGED 7O YEARS THATTUPURAM HOUSE,UDAYA ROAD, KOCHI 682019. BY ADV. SRI.V.J.JOSEPH SMT.M.V.LIGI SRI.LISSY JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- CORPORATION OF COCHIN,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,O/O CORPORATION OF COCHIN ERNAKULAM. ADV.S.RAMESH BABU, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). No. 2447/08. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1. COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DTD.24.8.05. P2. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.30.11.05 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER, CORPORATION OF COCHIN. P3. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.19.6.06 TO -DO- P4. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.5.10.06 TO THE RESPONDENT. P5. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.30.12.2006 TO THE RESPONDENT. P6. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.14.3.07 TO THE RESPONDENT. P7. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.11.5.07 TO THE RESPONDENT. P8. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.8.5.07 OF THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P9. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.22.5.07. P10. COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD.2.8.07 TO THE RESPONDENT. P11. COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD.6.9.07 OF THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. P12. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.23.9.07 TO THE RESPONDENT. P13. COPY OF THE PETITION DTD.24.10.07 OF THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT WORKS STANDING COMMITTEE. P14. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.5.11.07 OF THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT. P15. COPY OF THE REMINDER LETTER DTD.3.1.108. P16. COPY OF THE LIST OF THE AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER VARIOUS WORKS TO THE PETITIONER. Sdk+ ///True copy/// P.S. to Judge S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 2447 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 17th July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a contractor who has undertaken and executed certain contract works on behalf of the respondent-Corporation of Cochin. He has filed this writ petition complaining that amounts due to him for various contracts executed by him have not been paid to him. He would now submit that pursuant to interim orders from this Court, major portion of the amounts due to the petitioner has already been paid. What is remaining is only four bills and payment under Ext. P1. However, Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly admits that the payment under Ext. P1 is disputed and is the subject matter of W.P(C) No. 13080/2008 and that he may be permitted to pursue that writ petition for reliefs in respect of Ext. P1. As far as the other four bills are concerned, the contention of the Corporation is that the Corporation is paying bill amounts due to contractors in accordance with the priority of completion of work and therefore this amount due under those four bills also can be paid only on the basis of such priority. The petitioner is amenable to the payment in respect of those four bills in accordance with the priority. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Corporation to pay to the petitioner the amounts due under the four bills referred to in the writ petition other than Ext. P1 in accordance with the priority of payment as per the procedure followed by the Corporation in that regard. As far as the amounts due W.P.C. No. 2447/2008. -: 2 :- under Ext. P1 is concerned, the petitioner is free to pursue W.P(C) No. 13080/2008. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/