Writ petition filed to enforce payment of dues for completed forest work. Court held it need not deal with merits given pending vigilance enquiry. Petitioner directed to submit representation to second respondent for amount release within three months. Petition disposed of.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON
TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2013/28TH KARTHIKA, 1935
WP(C).No. 20742 of 2013 (P)
PETITIONER:
A.ABDUL VAHID PALLIKIZHAKATHIL, KUMMANNUR P.O, KONNI PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, 689 691.
BY ADVS.SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN SRI.TONY THOMAS (INCHIPARAMBIL) SMT.RESHMA ABDUL RASHEED
RESPONDENT(S):
1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST GOVRERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.
2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST SOUTHERN CIRCLE, KOLLAM, 691 001.
3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER KONNI FOREST DIVISION, KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA 689 691.
4. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER KONNI FOREST RANGE, KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA 689 691.
5. D.AJITH KUMAR FORESTER, KONNI FOREST RANGE, NOW WORKING AS FORESTER ACHANKOVIL FOREST RANGE, KOLLAM 691 509.
BY SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER M.A. THOMASKUTTY (FOREST) BY SRI.M.P.MADHAVANKUTTY, SPL. GOVT. PLEADER FOR FOREST
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19-11-2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1. COPY OF THE ESTIMATE ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS 2 TO 4. EXHIBIT P2. COPY OF THE FINAL BILL OF THE WORKS DATED 12.12.2011. EXHIBIT P3. COPY OF THE FINAL BILL OF THE WORKS DATED 30.1.2012. EXHIBIT P4. COPY OF THE FINAL BILL OF THE WORKS DATED 10.12.2011. EXHIBIT P5. COPY OF THE FINAL BILL OF THE WORKS DATED 12.12.2011. EXHIBIT P6. COPY OF THE FINAL BILL OF THE WORKS DATED 30.1.2012. EXHIBIT P7. TRUE COPY OF THE SAID REPRESENTATION DATED 7.8.2013.
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL
/TRUE COPY/
P.A. TO JUDGE
SKV
P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J.
JUDGMENT
The petitioner has approached this Court with the following
prayers :
“1. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents 2 to 4 to disburse the due amount covered by Exts. P2 to P6 final bills to the petitioner with due interest thereon from the date of such final bills within a time frame.
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: 2 :
The Writ Petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, (JUDGE)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petition is maintainable in view of the pending vigilance enquiry against the petitioner?
A. Abdul Vahid PallikizhAKazhathil
State of Kerala represented by the Secretary, Department of Forest
The Chief Conservator of Forest Southern Circle
The Divisional Forest Officer Konni Forest Division
The Forest Range Officer Konni Forest Range
D. Ajith Kumar
P.R. Ramachandra Menon
As recorded by the court registry
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