IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2010 / 27TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18810 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE KOLLAM LABOUR CONTRACT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LTD.NO.Q 1004, STADIUM COMPLEX, KOLLAM - REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. MR.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, KIP(RB) CIRCLE, PULAMON P.O., KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM MR. P. NARAYANAN – GOVT.PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.18810 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a contractor, who has undertaken certain works on behalf of the respondents. The petitioner's complaint in this writ petition is that the amount due, for the work done by the petitioner, is not being paid to the petitioner. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the third respondent. The petitioner, for the present, would be satisfied with a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 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 third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd