Petitioner aggrieved by delay in payment of bill for work completed for Kerala Water Authority. Court directed respondents to ensure payment within one month.
Directing the respondents to ensure payment of the due amount within one month.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN
FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF JULY 2022 / 10TH ASHADHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 8968 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
K.I.PAULOSE
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O. ITTIYAVARA VARKEY, KUNNEL HOUSE, KUNNACKAL P.O,
MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682316.
BY ADVS.
JOBY JACOB PULICKEKUDY
ANIL GEORGE
DAJISH JOHN
HARIKRISHNAN P.
POOJA SEBASTIAN
RESPONDENT/S:
1 KERALA WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695033.2 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER P.H. CIRCLE, PATHANAMTHITTA, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVALLA - 689101.3 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, PH DIVISION, THIRUVALLA - 689101.4 THE FINANCE MANAGER & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695033. BY ADV V.V.JOSHITHIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
01.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT Dated this the 1st day of July, 2022
The petitioner after satisfactorily completing the work awarded to him by the Kerala Water Authority, raised his bill. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the delay in honouring the bill and disbursing the amount due.
The Writ Petition is hence closed, directing the respondents to ensure payment of the amount within one month.
Sd/-
V.G.ARUN
JUDGE
RK
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8968/2022
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1THE TRUE PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE
AGREEMENT DATED 03.11.2018 SIGNED BY
THE PETITIONER AND THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P2THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WRIT
PETITION CIVIL NO. 28112 OF 2019.
Exhibit P3THE LETTER DATED 25.02.2021 ISSUED BY
THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH
RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P4THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CB 3 VOUCHER DATED
30.01.2021.
Exhibit P5THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION
DATED 10.08.2021 GIVEN TO THE 1ST AND
4TH RESPONDENT.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should direct payment of the unpaid bill within a specific time frame.
K.I.PAULOSE
KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER P.H. CIRCLE
THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER OFFICE
THE FINANCE MANAGER & CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER
V.G.ARUN
As recorded by the court registry
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