IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2009 / 12TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 200 of 2009(W) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.MOHAMMED KUTTY, THADATHIL HOUSE, THENNALA.P.O, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.PURUSHOTHAMA KAIMAL SRI.ANILKUMAR.K.N.PILLAI SRI.P.JAYAKRISHNA KAIMAL RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. UNIVERSITY ENGINEER, ENGINEERING DEPT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPPALAM, CALICUT. 2. THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPPALAM, CALICUT. ADV. SRI. P.C. SASIDHARAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No.200 of 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner was awarded Exhibit P1 contract on 5/07/2006. This contract required the petitioner to complete the work within three months from the date of agreement. According to him major portion of the work has been completed and he has been made Exhibits P3 and P4 for extension of period to complete the remaining work. On the other hand learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submit that after taking up of the work agreeing to complete the same within three months, the petitioner abandoned the work. It is also the case of the University that letters issued to the petitioner were returned unclaimed and that it was in those circumstance, the notice of termination has been issued vide Exhibit P2. If as stated by University, the petitioner has left the work incomplete for long, the University cannot be faulted for what it has done. However if the petitioner requested for extension of time, it is for the university to take a decision on this matter. Therefore, I direct that the second respondent shall take a decision on Exhibit P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within three weeks from the date of production of copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE scm