IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2010 / 29TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18536 of 2010(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.KUNHIKRAMAN, S/O. AMBU, AGED 64 YEARS, P.W.D. CONTRACTOR, POOCHOL, THRIKARIYUR-671 310 KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.MAHESH V. RAMAKRISHNAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THRIKARIPUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (P.O.) THRIKARIPUR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT SECTION, THRIKARIPUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT (P.O), THRIKARIPUR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 1. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.C.P.PEETHAMBARAN, R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.18536/2010-N: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT NO.79/2009 DTD. 14/12/2009 ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE SANCTION FORM DTD. 25/08/2009 OF THE NILESWAR BLOCK PANCHAYAT AND THE DISTRICT PLANNING OFFICER. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE FORWARDING LETTER NO. LSGD/NBP/TKTR/2009-010 DTD. 27/03/2010 ISSUED BY THE R.2. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 24/07/2009 ISSUED BY THE OMBUDSMAN FOR LSGD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 18536 of 2010-N - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of July, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a licensed contractor of the Public Works Department. He was granted the contract for execution of certain works by the first respondent Panchayat. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to release the amount towards Ext.P3 bill. 2. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the Panchayat. 3. The total amount claimed in the final bill is Rs.1,77,440/-. It appears that there was a complaint before the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions, which was disposed of by Ext.P5 order. Learned counsel for the Panchayat submitted that it was only because of the pendency of the complaint, some delay occurred in the matter and it is further submitted that the amount will be disbursed within two weeks. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to disburse the amount covered by Ext.P3 bill, within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/