Petitioner contractor challenged non-payment of a part bill for work under NRDWP-2013. Court directed the Superintending Engineer to release the part bill within two months.
Direction to the 2nd Respondent to release the part bill within two months from the date of receipt of this judgment.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
THURSDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2019 / 30TH PHALGUNA, 1940
WP(C).No. 6861 of 2019
PETITIONER/S:
THOMAS K. PAUL, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.PAUL, KOTTANATHU HOUSE, KADAYIRUPPU P.O., KOLENCHERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.
BY ADVS. SRI.ANIL GEORGE SMT.K.BINCYMOL SMT.N.B.FATHIMA SULFATH SRI.JOBY JACOB PULICKEKUDY SRI.T.ANCY
RESPONDENT/S:
1 KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033.
R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.P.BENJAMIN PAUL, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.03.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Petitioner is a contractor engaged by Kerala Water Authority for doing the work of NRDWP-2013-RWSS to T.V. Puram Panchayat, Vaikom Part Village of Kottayam District.
The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.
Sd/-
SHAJI P.CHALY
JUDGE
uu 21.03.2019
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE PETITIONER AND THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 25.11.2016.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE VOUCHER (FORM
CB3) ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER.
RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:NIL
//TRUE COPY//
P.A. TO JUDGE
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondent authority is directed to release a part bill raised for contracted work within two months.
THOMAS K. PAUL
KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
SHAJI P.CHALY
As recorded by the court registry
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