IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2007 / 12TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 25072 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ T. ASOKAKUMAR, S/O. K.THANKAPPAN, SOBITHA MANDIRAM, PONGUMMOODU, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O PTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 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.BUILDINGS AND LOCAL WORKS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD BUILDINGS DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MUSEUM AND ZOO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 25072 OF 2007 --------------------- Dated this the 4th day of October, 2007 J U D G M E N T The prayer of the writ petitioner is to direct that payment for the work executed by him shall be released, without further delay. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that they are awaiting special letter of credit from the Government to release payment to the petitioner. 3. The issuance of letter of credit may be a requirement for payment, but that cannot be a reason for not making payment to the petitioner for the work already done by him, Therefore, I dispose of the writ petition directing that the admitted amounts that are due to the petitioner shall be paid to him, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE vps ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE OP NO.8556/01 JUDGMENT 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 CRL.R.P.769/00 ORDER IN CRL.M.P. NO.4143/00 IN CRL.R.P.769/00 DISMISSED 13.9.07 SD/- K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE.