IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 RP.No. 593 of 2007(P) --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN OP.35845/2002 .................... : RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------- 1. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WORKSHOP AND STORES, GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, KOLLAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, GROUND WATER DIRECTORATE, KESAVADASAPURAM, TRIVANDRUM. 3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, IRRIGATION (GW) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA RESPONDENTS: PETITIONER: ------------------------ SOMAN NAIR.K., KUZHIYATHU PADUTTATHIL, SOORANAD NORTH P.O., WORK SHOP ATTENDER, GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT, KUREEPUZHA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- R.P.No.593 of 2007 in Original Petition No.35845 of 2002 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 25th January, 2008. O R D E R C.M.Appln. No.251/07 : This is a petition to condone the delay of 186 days in filing the review petition. The judgment is dated 20.10.2006. The judgment was to be complied with within three months. It is stated in the affidavit that the copy of the judgment was received on 18.12.2006. The only reason for the delay as stated in the affidavit is as follows : “There is administrative delay in the office of the Advocate General” I am afraid, there is no justification for the statement in the affidavit as quoted above. In the affidavit dated 19.3.2007 filed by the Deputy Secretary to Government, three months time was sought for complying with the direction. It is averred as follows:- “Therefore 3 months time from 18.3.2007 may be granted to comply with the directions contained in the above judgment for which a separate petition is also filed herewith and the same may be granted.” Therefore, there is absolutely no justification in the averment without any basis that there is administrative delay in the RP NO.593/07 2 Advocate General's Office. The delay petition as well as the review petition are accordingly dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- R.P.No.593 of 2007 in Original Petition No.35845 of 2002 ---------------------------------------------- O R D E R Dated 25th January, 2008.