IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 1807 of 2010(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.C.SONY, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. K.D. CHACKAPPAN, KOORAN HOUSE, ANGAMALY, PIN-683572. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN NUMPELI (JUNIOR) SRI.P.V.PAULSON SMT.K.M.MINIMOL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. REP. BY ITS SENIOR MANAGER TRANSPORT (RETAIL) SOUTH, NO.1, RANGANATHAN GARDEN, OFF.111TH MAIN ROAD, ANNA NAGAR, PB.NO.1212 & 1213, CHENNAI, PIN-600040. 2. THE SENIOR MANAGER, TRANSPORT SOUTH, BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. DO...DO.., IRIMPANAM, KOCHI. ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R1&2 SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR FOR R1&2 SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI FOR R1&2 SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS FOR R1&2 SRI.P.GOPINATH FOR R1&2 SRI.V.J.ANAND FOR R1&2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1807/2010-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a transportation contractor of petroleum bulk product under the first respondent- Corporation from 1993 onwards till 2007. The petitioner at that point of time had furnished a security deposit of Rs.50,000/-. Ext.P1 is the copy of a demand draft showing the same. 2. Ext.P4 is yet another demand draft for a similar amount submitted in the year 2005. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to return the security deposit of Rs.1,00,000/- to the petitioner with 18% interest. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that if the petitioner produces the original receipts with regard to the payment of the amount or in the absence of the original receipt an indemnity bond for the said amount if furnished, the respondents will release the amount without further delay. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the said course is agreeable to the petitioner. 5. Therefore, if the petitioner produces the original receipts or in its absence executes an indemnity bond, the W.P.(C). No.1807/2010 -:2:- amounts will be released without any further delay. The claim for interest is disallowed. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms