Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE FRIDAY, THE17H DAY OF OCTOBER201425TH ASWINA, 1936 WP(C).No. 23693 of 2014 (J) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------- SUMITHRAN K S/O.MADHAVAN, KOZHISSERY HOUSE, P.K.PANICKER ROAD P.O.NADAKKAVU, CALICUT - 673 011. BY ADVS.SRI.K.M.FIROZ SRI.S.KANNAN SMT.M.SHAJNA FIROZ RESPONDENT(S): ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETATY TO GOVERNMENT TOURISM DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, PARK VIEW THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
3. REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, CIVIL STATION KOZHIKODE - 678 020.
4. MANAGER GOVERNMENT GUEST HOUSE, WEST HILL KOZHIKODE - 673 001.
5. P.SUNDARESAN MANAGER, GOVERNMENT GUEST HOUSE, WEST HILL KOZHIKODE - 673 001. BY ADV. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. JOSEPH GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON1710-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23693 of 2014 (J) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ---------------------- P1 - A TRUE COPY OF TH AGREEMENT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PETITIONER WITH THE2D RESPONDNET DT. 01.11.13. P1(A)- A TRUE COPY OF CHALAN RECEIPTS EVIDENCING PAYMENTS MADE BY THE PETITIONER. P2 - A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 22.12.13 ISSUED BY THE5H RESPONDENT IN HIS CAPACITY AS MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT GUEST HOUSE, KOZHIKODE TO THE PETITIONER. P3 - A TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT. 23.12.13 SUBMITTED BY TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE MINISTER OF TOURISM DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF KERALA. P4 - A TRUE COPY OF TH COMMUNICATION DT. 22.1.14 ISSUED BY THE2D RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P5 - A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 08.1.14 ISSUED BY THE5H RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P6 - A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 19.1.14 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE5H RESPONDENT MANAGER. P7 - A TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLANATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE4H RESPONDENT ON281.14. P8 - A TRUE COPY OFTHE NOTICE DT. 28.1.14 ISSUED BY THE3D RESPONDENT TO THE PETITINER. P9 - A TRUE COPYTHE THE REPRESENTATION DT. 03.2.14 OF SUBKITTED RESPONDENT.BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE3D P10 - A TRUE COPY OF THE BILLS DT. 01.12.13 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITINER BEFORE THE2D RESPONDENT. WP(C).No. 23693 of 2014 (J) ---------------------------- P10(A) - A TRUETHE COPY OF THE BILLS DT. 01.1.14 SUBMITTED RESPONDENT.BY PETITONER BEFORE THE2D P10(B) - A TRUE COPY OF THE BILLS DT. 01.2.14 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE2D RESPONDENT. P10(C) - A TRUE COPY OF THE BILLS DT. 01.3.14 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE2D RESPONDENT. P11 - A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 18.3.14 ISSUED BY THE2D RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P12 - A TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLANANTION DT. 31.3.14 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE2D RESPONDENT. P13 - A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT. 12.5.14 ISSUED BY THE2D RESPONDENT. A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.
............................................................... WP(C).No. 23693 of 2014 .............................................................. Dated this the 17th day of October, 2014.
JUDGMENT
Petitioner has approached this Court challenging Ext. P13 order passed by the 2nd respondent terminating the contract work of the petitioner for 'maintaining garden' attached to Government Guest House, Kozhikode. Pursuant to Ext.P13, the said work was handed over to another person after inviting tender. In view of the above, the petitioner's first prayer has become infructuous.
2. Petitioner's case is that he has not received the amount for the work done by him . He further submits W.P.C. 23693/2-014 2 that the amount deposited by him towards security has also not been returned to him by the 2nd respondent. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to release amount deposited by the petitioner towards security within a period of two weeks from today, and also the amount due to him towards the work done by him, within a period of four weeks from today. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Dated this the 17th day of October, 2014. Sd/-A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, (Judge) ani/ /truecopy/ P.S. ToJudge W.P.C. 23693/2-014 3