IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2008 / 20TH ASHADHA 1930 OP.No. 17522 of 1999(J) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- HIGHRISE CONTRACTORS & CONSTRUCTIO9N PROFESSIONALS, IST FLOOR, 39/4048, OLD THEVARA ROAD, ERNAKULAM REP.BY MANAGING PARTNER CYRUS MANI, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O. P.V.MANI, RESIDING AT PANCHAVADI COLONY, AMBELIPADAM ROAD, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.SANKARA RAJA SRI.GEORGE CHERIAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE KERALA HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., REP.BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, HARITHA, PANAVILA, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA INDUSTRIAL & TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY ORGANISATION LTD., (KITCO) REP.BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, 'SCHEMA', P.B. NO.2820, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR FOR R1 SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R2 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.17522/1999 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DT. 3.10.1993 IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE QUOTATION DT. 29.10.1993 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE LETTER OF INTEN NO.2024/93/HPDC/3111 DT. 5.11.1993 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE WORK ORDER NO.2024/93/HPDC DT. 12.11.1993 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.272:IP-99:CL-01:JT: 94 DT. 27.1.1994 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.3983: DP-99:CL-01:ATJ:95 DT. 15.11.1995 BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE REQUEST NO.HR/27A/114/95 DT. 15.11.1995 MADE BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE REGISTERED LAWYER NOTICE DT. 22.2.1996 ISSUED BY ADVOCATE SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.2024/93/HPDC/07 DT. 18.5.96 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER NO.2024/HPDC/259 DT. 19.9.1996 ISSUED BY THE SIT RESPONDENT TO ADVOCATE SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI. EXT.P11:- COPY OF THE REPLY NO.42274/MY2/95/AD DT. 12.3.96 ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT OF KERALA TO ADVOCATE SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI. EXT.P12:- COPY OF THE REPLY NO. 339.B.96. (AGRI) DT. 2.8.96 BY THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P12(A) TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P12 REPLY. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS EXT.R1(a):- COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER NO.GO(RT) 902/96/AD DT. 21.6.1996. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- O.P. No.17522 of 1999 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 11th July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the first respondent to pay the amounts covered by the final bill for the work executed by him and also to release the security deposit to him, along with interest due thereon.” In view of the intervening developments, in case the petitioner has still any grievance left, it is for the petitioner to work out the same before the civil court. The writ petition is hence disposed of making it clear that in the event of the petitioner approaching the civil court, the time taken for prosecuting this writ petition shall stand excluded while computing the period of limitation. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- O.P. No.17522 of 1999 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 11th July, 2008.