IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 34764 of 2007(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.BEERAN,S/O.SAIDALI, AGED 47 YEARS, JAMZIR MANZIL, THUMBAPADAM, P.O. FEROKE COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER KOZHIKODE. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE FEROKE POLICE STASTION FEROKE 673 631. 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 34764 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 4, 2008 JUDGMENT The prayer sought for in this writ petition is to direct the respondents to pay the amount covered by Ext.P1 bill. The petitioner submits that at the instance of respondents 1 and 2, he has completed certain works in connection with the installation of computer. It is his contention that thereafter he submitted Ext.P1 bill claiming an amount of Rs.25132/- and that the same has not been paid till date. It is in this background that the writ petition has been filed. 2. On instructions the learned Government Pleader submits that respondents 1 and 2 could have got executed work only to the value of Rs.10,000/- without a tender process. It is stated that Ext.P1 was forwarded for orders of the 3rd respondent and when this defect was noticed, the 3rd respondent declined to pass the bill. It is stated that when the bill was returned, the 1st respondent's office has forwarded the same for measurement and report to the PWD WP(C) 34764/07 Page numbers authorities. It is submitted that on receipt of measurement and report from the PWD authorities, the matter will again be considered by the 3rd respondent and appropriate orders will thereafter be passed. 3. If, in terms of the procedure followed by the respondents, works upto Rs.10,000/- only can be effected without a tender, the direction of the respondents to get the work measured by the PWD authorities cannot be faulted. Therefore, all that the petitioner can now ask is for expediting the process at the hands of the PWD authorities with whom the matter is now pending. Since the PWD authorities are not made parties to this writ petition, I am not in a position to issue a direction in this behalf to those authorities. However, I direct that on receipt of the measurement and report from the PWD authorities, the respondents herein shall take expeditious action for payment of the bill amount to the petitioner. With this direction the writ petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-