IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2007 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 4862 of 2007(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MATHEW T.LUKE, S/O.T.M.LUKA, THUKKANKOTTIL HOUSE, MUTTOM P.O., THODUPUZHA, PIN-685 587. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM SRI.S.SHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. ASST.EXE.ENGINEER (CIVIL), POLE CASTING SUB DIVISION, VYUDHYUTHI BHAVAN, K.S.E.BOARD, KANNUR-2. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (TC & M), K.S.E.BOARD, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE K.S.E.BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BOARD, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV.SRI.K.S.ANIL, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.4862 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of March, 2007 JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board submits that the retention amount has not been released because the sale tax clearance certificate has not been produced by the petitioner. Hence this writ petition is disposed of directing that the retained amounts will be released within a period of two weeks of the petitioner presenting the sales tax clearance certificate before the authorities. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.