IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 34736 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- REGHUPALAN.C. AGED 55, S/O.CHAKRAPANI, RESIDING AT PUTHENVILA VEEDU PONGUMMOODU, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ,SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER P.W.D.ROADS & BUILDINGS, PUBLIC OFFICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER P.W.D.ROADS & BUILDINGS, PUBLIC OFFICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEERING P.W.D.ROADS DIVISION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 34736 OF 2007 I ===================== Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims payment of an amount of Rs.1,33,379/-, which is stated to be the bill amount that is due for the rectification works due to laying of underground cable in Thiruvananthapuram- Neyyardam Road in between Thachottukavu to Malayinkil and Anthiyoorkonam to Kattakkada to Pongummoodu-Anappadu road at Cheenivila Pillar to Pongummoodu. It is stated that although the work was completed as early as in 2006, payment has not been effected till date. According to the petitioner, the amount that is due to him has already been deposited by the Divisional Engineer of BSNL and that the delay is only on account of want of special letter of credit. 2. If as a matter of fact, petitioner has been made to WPC 34736/07 :2 : execute the work as stated by him and the amount has been deposited by the authorities of BSNL, respondents 3 to 5 ought to have taken expeditious action for disbursement of the amount that is due to the petitioner. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition directing respondents 3 to 5 to take action for disbursement of the amount that is due to the petitioner after completing the necessary formalities in this behalf. This shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp