IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2009 / 2ND ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 944 of 2009(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.C.THOMAS, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.MATHAI CHACKO, ITTYAMPARAMBIL, VALANJAVATTOM EAST P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.JOSEPH GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, PULIKEEZH BLOCK PANCHAYATH, VALANJAVATTOM P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. THE PULIKEEZH BLOCK PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VALANJAVATTOM P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT (LSGD) SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. MR.T.P.PRADEEP R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MT. V.MANU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.944/2009 K APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT NO.111/04-05 DTD. 31/03/05. P2: COPY OF THE MEASUREMENT. P3: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF FINAL BILL SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. P4: COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE DTD. 10/11/08 SENT BY PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.944 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner was the convener of a beneficiary committee for a programme under SGRY scheme during 2003-04. The work was duly completed in terms of the agreement. It was measured and check measured to the satisfaction of the competent officers. An amount of Rs.76,489/-, being the cash component, was paid to the petitioner on 20.4.2006 while an amount of Rs.43,213/- which represents the labour component was not released. That amount essentially represents the food grains which ought to have been disbursed. But the Block Panchayat was unable to issue that quantity of food grains as the DRDA (District Rural Development Authority) stopped allotment of food grains. This means that from some time in 2006, the petitioner was entitled to be paid the amount of Rs.43,213/-. With the passage of years, it is appropriate that he is paid a lump sum of Rs.44,000/-. WPC.944/09 Page numbers In the result, this writ petition is ordered directing that the petitioner be paid an amount of Rs.44,000/- in full an final settlement of the entire transaction and such payment shall be made by respondents 1 and 2 in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.24/6.