IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2010 / 14TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17364 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAIMON JAMES, S/O.T.K.JAMES, AGED 39 YEARS, CONTRACTOR, THOTTUPURAM HOUSE, UDAYA ROAD, THYKOODUM, VYTTILA P.O., COCHIN-19. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.T.K.BIJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CORPORATION OF COCHIN, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KOCHI-11. 2. THE FINANCE OFFICER, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, KOCHI-11. 3. THE MAYOR, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, COCHIN-11. BY SHRI S.RAMESH BABU, S.C THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.17364/2010-U ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 4th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the son of Shri T.K.James who is a Contractor under the first respondent-Corporation. It is pointed out that under various bills, an amount of Rs.22,10,532/- is liable to be disbursed to the said Contractor by the Corporation. The details of those bills are produced as per Ext.P1. The father of the petitioner met with a serious accident on 17/05/2010 at 11.30 a.m and is admitted in Lakeshore Hospital, Ernakulam in a Coma state. This is evidenced by Exts.P3 and P4 medical certificates issued by the said hospital. It is averred in the writ petition that his father is still unconscious. So far, an amount of Rs.2,43,471/- has been spent for his treatment which is evidenced by Ext.P4(a) Part Bill. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. It is submitted that in terms of the directions issued by this Court, the Corporation has prepared a list of Contractors on the basis of seniority of the bills. 3. In a case like this, where the Contractor is under treatment for serious ailments and he is remaining unconscious, the parties will have to meet the treatment W.P.(C). No.17364/2010 -:2:- expenses then and there. Therefore, it is a matter for the respondents to consider sympathetically, in the peculiar circumstances pointed out by the petitioner and the emergency shown by him. There will be a direction to the Secretary of the Corporation to consider Ext.P5 representation and take a decision within a period of one week. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE