IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN SATURDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2009 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 28420 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SURESH R.C., AGED 33 YEARS, S/O M.P. KUNJIRAMA PODUVAL, ERAVIL, PILICODE P.O., KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.VIPINDAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, P.W.D. WLECTRICAL WING, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, P.W.D. ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION, P.W.D. COMPLEX,, PULIKUNNU, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D. ELECTRICAL DIVION, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, P.W.D., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE PILICODE GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.O. PILICODE. ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN FOR R5 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMAR FOR R1 TO R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 28420/08. APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE CONFIRMATION LETTER DTD.30.1.08. P2. COPY OF THE CONFIRMATION OF QUOTATION DTD.30.1.08. P3. COPY OF THE CONFIRMATION LETTER DTD.30.1.08. P4. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD.26.3.08. P5. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.19.5.08 TO R5. P6. COPY OF THE LAWYER NOTICE DTD.9.7.08. P7. COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD.23.7.08. P8. COPY OF THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS IN MATHRUBHOOMI DTD.28.8.08. Sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.28420 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an electrical contractor. He has been awarded certain works enumerated in Exts.P1, P2 and P3. The petitioner has completed the said work, according to the petitioner, satisfactorily. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the amounts due in respect of the same are not being disbursed to him. A counter affidavit has been filed, which does not disclose any serious objections regarding completion of the work by the petitioner except that certain procedural formalities have to be complied with. For delay on the part of the respondents in completing the procedural formalities the petitioner cannot be made to wait indefinitely for payment for the work done by him. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to complete all procedural formalities for payment of the amounts due to the petitioner in respect of Exts.P1, P2 and P3 works, and disburse the amounts due to him as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge