The court directed the Kerala Water Authority respondents to disburse amounts due to the petitioner under specific exhibits within two weeks of receiving the judgment. The petitions were priced at various sums referenced in the exhibits.
Directing respondents to disburse amounts under Exhibits P1 to P4 within two weeks of receiving the judgment copy.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
THURSDAY ,THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 / 2ND PHALGUNA, 1940
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PETITIONER/S:
AJI A., AGED 46 YEARS SON OF SRI. APPUKUTTAN, PUTHUVALAPUTHAN VEEDU, UCHAKKADA, PAYATTUVILA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT695001.
BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR
RESPONDENT/S:
1 KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.
2 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.
3 THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, WATER SUPPLY SUB DIVISION, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.P.BENJAMIN PAUL, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.02.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following prayers:-
I) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to disburse the payments as per Exhibit P1 to P4 to the petitioner within a time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court.
Having heard the learned counsel on either side, I am of the opinion that expeditious steps are liable to be taken to release the amounts due under Exts.P1 to P4 to the petitioner. There will accordingly be a direction to the respondents to disburse the
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amounts due as per Exts.P1 to P4, within a period of two weeks
from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
The writ petition is ordered accordingly.
Sd/-
ANU SIVARAMAN
JUDGE
rmm
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE VOUCHER DATED 18.6.2017 FOR RS.73,759/EXHIBIT P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE VOUCHER DATED 5.11.2016 FOR RS.36,394/EXHIBIT P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE VOUCHER DATED 5.11.2016 FOR RS.7,561/EXHIBIT P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE VOUCHER DATED 5.11.2016 FOR RS.2,54,480/-
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS NIL
// TRUE COPY //
P.A TO JUDGE
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing the respondents to disburse pending payments covered by specific vouchers.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Aji A.
Kerala Water Authority
The Executive Engineer, Kerala Water Authority
The Assistant Executive Engineer, Kerala Water Authority
Anu Sivaraman
As recorded by the court registry
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