J. Abdul Vahid v. the Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner, a contractor, sought expeditious disbursement of Rs. 41,23,968/- acknowledged as due by the Kayamkulam Municipality. The Court directed the Municipality to place the bill before the Council for sanction and disburse the amount within three months, rejecting delays due to vigilance enquiries or financial crisis.
What did the court decide?
Directed the 1st respondent Municipality to place the petitioner's bill before the Municipal Council for sanction and disburse the acknowledged amount due within three months of receipt of the judgmen
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN
TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 31ST JYAISHTA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 2375 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
J. ABDUL VAHID
AGED 59 YEARS
S/O.JAMALUDEEN KUNJU, E.J.CONSTRUCTIONS,
KURUNDANTAYYATHU HOUSE, KADATHOOR P.O., THAZHAVA,
KOLLAM.
BY ADVS.
R.SUNIL KUMAR
A.SALINI LAL
ARUN KRISHNA
RESPONDENT/S:
1 THE SECRETARY KAYAMKULAM MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KAYAMKULAM - 690 502.
2 KAYAMKULAM MUNICIPALITY REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KAYAMKULAM - 690 502.
3 THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KAYAMKULAM MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KAYAMKULAM - 690 502. BY ADV T.R.RAJAN
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the acknowledged due amount for completed construction work can be delayed due to pending vigilance enquiry and lack of Municipal Council sanction.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
J. ABDUL VAHID
- respondent
THE SECRETARY KAYAMKULAM MUNICIPALITY
- respondent
KAYAMKULAM MUNICIPALITY
- respondent
THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER KAYAMKULAM MUNICIPALITY
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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