IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 17TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 14478 of 2009(D) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ A.SURESH KUMAR, S/O.ARUMUGHAN, PWD CONTRACTOR, VERKOLI, POLPULLY, PALAKKAD, REP. BY P/A.HOLDER SHRI.C.SHANMUGHAN, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.CHEMITTY, PWD CONTRACTOR, RESIDING AT KULAPPURA HOUSE, VANDITHAVALAM, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS.MR.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE KAVERY CELL IRRIGATION PROJECT-I, KOZHIKODE. 4. THE GENERAL CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION SIRUVANI PROJECT CIRCLE, CHUNNAMPUTHARA, PALAKKAD. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, CHITTUR, PALAKKAD. 7. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUB DIVISION NO.II, CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER MR.N.MANOJ KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- W.P(C) No.14478 of 2009-D ------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of September, 2009. J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.K.Mohanakannan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.N.Manoj Kumar, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner had executed a work awarded to him by the sixth respondent. After the work was completed, the final bills were submitted and measurement was also held on 11.8.2008. The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this writ petition is that the final bills submitted by him have not so far been honoured. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to sanction the final bills submitted by him for the works carried out, with 18% interest per annum. 3. The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits on instructions that the sixth respondent has sanctioned payment of the final bills submitted by the petitioner and that payment will be effected in accordance with his seniority in the list of contractors awaiting payment. The learned Special Government Pleader also submits that payment will be made expeditiously. In such circumstances, no further orders are called for in this writ petition except W.P(C) No.14478 of 2009-D 2 to direct the respondents to effect payment as undertaken by them. The claim of the petitioner for interest is left open to be decided in other appropriate proceedings. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab