IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2009 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1931 WA.No. 859 of 2009 -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.32332/2008 Dated 19/03/2009 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: -------------------------- M.M.MATHEW, S/O.MANI, MADAMKUNNEL, VAZHOOR VILLAGE, CHANGANACHERRY TALUK, KOTTAYAM - 686 515. BY ADV. SMT.C.G.PREETHA SRI.ANEISH RAVINDRA RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE TRAVANCORE PLYWOOD INDUSTRIES LTD, PUNALUR. R1 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL R2 BY ADV. SRI. E.K. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 859 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this, the 6th day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. Petitioner has sought for mandamus to respondents to pay the amount due to the petitioner on account of the contract work carried out by him. The learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition solely on the ground that the petitioner/appellant has an efficacious alternate remedy by approaching Civil Court and since 2nd respondent is an autonomous body, the Government cannot be issued the directions as prayed for. 2. We are informed at the Bar that 2nd respondent has become defunct and since it is a Government company, it would be just and appropriate to direct the Government to consider the representation, Ext.P4, given by the appellant expeditiously and take appropriate action thereon, in accordance with law, within three months from the date of WA No. 859/2009 -:2:- production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. The Writ Appeal is disposed of as above. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. Kurian Joseph, Judge. ttb