P.Balakrishnan, v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Neyyoor Town Panchayat contractor payment writ petition; Article 226 mandamus; Kanniyakumari District officials (District Collector, Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, Block Development Officer Kurunthancode, Assistant Executive Engineer, Junior Engineer Kallukoottam, Special Officer Cum Executive Officer); work order Roc.No.34/2018/A1 dated 08.05.2018; concrete road work; interim payment of balance Rs.2,47,386 from Town Panchayat General Fund; representations dated 01.08.2018 and 10.10.2018; statutory deductions ASD/IT/GST/MWF totalling Rs.32,000; net Rs.3,68,000 paid via cheques 700002 (10.07.2018) and 700010 (10.08.2018); disposed of on SGP communication dated 12.11.2025; Justice P.T.ASHA; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; decided 13.11.2025; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition W.M.P(MD)No.22423 of 2018 closed.
What did the court decide?
No coercive relief; the writ petition was disposed of on recording the Special Government Pleader's communication dated 12.11.2025 reporting payment of the net contract amount of Rs.3,68,000 to the petitioner, with no order as to costs and the connected Miscellaneous Petition (W.M.P(MD)No.22423 of 2018) closed.