IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2011 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 9118 of 2011(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.A.THANKACHAN, S/O.ALEXANDER CHACKO, PALLATHUPEEDIKAYIL HOUSE, ATTACHAKAL P.O., KONNY, THAZAKAM VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK. 2. M.BASHEER, KOCHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KULASEKHARAPETTA, PATHANAMTHITTA VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.P.HARIDAS SMT.S.SIKKY SMT.SHIJIMOL M.MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 1 2. PATHANAMTHITTA MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATHANAMTHITTA 1 R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 9118 of 2011(L) ------------------------------- APPENDIX ------------- PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS ----------------------------- EXT.P1. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 13TH AUDUST, 2010 IN WPC 1255/2009 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL ------------------------------ / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 9118 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of October 2011. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the 2nd respondent to disburse the amount under final bill submitted by the petitioners within a time frame. 2. Petitioners are small contractors. It is averred in the writ petition that the petitioners have completed the work and that the measurement was recorded in the M.Book. Petitioners completed the work and submitted final bills for the amount due from the Municipality. Non-disbursement of amount of bills due to the petitioners is causing severe hardship to the petitioners. The 2nd respondent is duty bound to disburse the amount of final bill. 3. This Court direct the Municipality to disburse the amount W.P.(C) No. 9118/2011 2 due to the petitioners within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al