Petitioners contracted with respondent authority complained of delayed bill payments. Court accepted undertaking to pay within three months and disposed of the petition. Experienced contractors were respondents in various works.
Payment to be made within a period of three months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
TUESDAY, THE 06TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2020 / 14TH ASWINA, 1942
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PETITIONER/S:
1 JOSE T. POONNICHIRA AGED 64 YEARS S/O.THOMAS, CONTRACTOR, RESIDING AT POONNICHIRA HOUSE, NADUBHAGAM, CHAMPAKULAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688 505.
2 K.A.JOSEPH AGED 61 YEARS S/O.K.C.ANTONY, CONTRACTOR, RESIDING AT KALLUPURACKAL HOUSE, EDATHURA P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 689 573.
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S/O.MATHEW, CONTRACTOR, RESIDING AT VAZHAPPARAMBIL, CHAMPAKULAM P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN- 688 505.
BY ADVS.
SRI.S.JAYAKRISHNAN SRI.S.PARAMESWARA PRASAD
RESPONDENT/S:
1 KERALA WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695010.
R1-4 BY ADV. SMT.MARY BENJEMIN
R1-4 BY SRI.P.BENJAMIN PAUL, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.10.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 6th day of October 2020
Petitioners are contractors who have executed various works under the respondents. Complaint of the petitioners is over the delay in payment of bills pointed out in this Writ Petition.
The learned Standing Counsel Sri.Benjamin Paul submits that the payment can be made within a period of three months. Recording the same the Writ Petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
P.V.ASHA
JUDGE
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE DETAILS OF PAYMENT DUE TO THE PETITIONERS BASED UPON THE BILLS REGISTERED WITH THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 11/05/2020 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether writ petition regarding delay in payment of bills can be disposed of on undertaking to pay within three months.
JOSE T. POONNICHIRA AND OTHERS
KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
P.V.ASHA
As recorded by the court registry
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