IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2010 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 15917 of 2010(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- P.V. VARGHESE, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O. P.C. VARGHESE, PUNCHIRAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, PULINTHANAM.P.O, ENANALOOR VILLAGE, MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.S.BABU, SMT.M.K.ASWATHI, SRI.VIPIN VISWAN. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, WATER RESOURCES (IR) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, KALLADA IRRIGATION PROJECT-II, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, KPFB CIRCLE, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691 506. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KIP LB DIVISON, NO.5, ASRAMAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 673 307. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 15917 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 25th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims to have successfully executed certain work on behalf of the respondents. Petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that payment in respect of the work done, is not being made to petitioner, in spite of several requests for the same. In the above circumstances the petitioner has submitted Ext.P7 before the 1st respondent. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/