IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3783 of 2011(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- E. ABDUL VAHAB, CONTRACTOR, FATHIMAM, TC. 4/635(5), SREEVILAS LANE, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. BY ADV. MR.P.K. MANOJ KUMAR, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.3783 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a P.W.D contractor. He is aggrieved by the delay in the disbursement of the bill submitted by him in respect of the work of construction of canteen for Peroorkada hospital. The said work was allotted to him as per Ext.P1. Thereupon, he had entered into an agreement with the respondent and completed the work within the stipulated time viz., 5.6.2010. After the completion of the work, the petitioner has submitted a bill for an amount of Rs.9,25,120/- before the respondent. Aggrieved by the non-disbursement of the said bill, he has submitted Ext.P2 representation. Even then the respondent did not take any steps to disburse the amount. It is in the said circumstances that this Writ Petition has been filed. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent. The learned standing counsel submitted that directions had been issued by this Court in the decision in W.A.No.263/1999 regarding the priority to be followed in W.P.(C) NO.3783/2011 2 the matter of disbursement of the contract bills. It is further submitted that Ext.P2 representation would be considered in accordance with the directions in W.A.No.263/1999 and the admissible amount would be disbursed to the petitioner in the light of the same. In view of the said submission, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 representation and take appropriate steps for the disbursement of the bill submitted by the petitioner in connection with the work allotted to him as per Ext.P1 in accordance with the directions in the decision in W.A.No.263/1999. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.3783/2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.3783/2011 4