Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021/25TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 29187 OF 2021 PETITIONER/S:
PETER KURIAKOSE AGED 56 YEARS S/O.K.A.KURIAKOSE, RESIDING AT KUNNATHU HOUSE, CEZ P.O., KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM - 682 037.
BY ADV BIJU MATHEW RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
2 THE CHIEF ENGINEER PWD (BUILDINGS) PUBLIC OFFICE, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033.
3 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PWD (BUILDINGS), SOUTH CIRCLE, PWD COMPLEX, VELLAYAMBALAM - 695 033.
4 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (SPECIAL BUILDINGS DIVISION), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PWD COMPLEX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033.
SMT. THUSHARA JAMES, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16.12.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 29187 OF 2021 2 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has entered into Ext.P1 agreement with the 3rd respondent for the work 'flat type apartment for the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram' and completed the said work on 02.03.2019. The petitioner has remitted an 12% of the bills received towards GST in respect of the said work. However, the 'Net GST Compensation' for the work is not so far disbursed to the petitioner. The writ petition is filed by the petitioner requesting to disburse the Net GST Compensation as per Ext.P3 Government Order. The petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation for disbursement of the Net GST Compensation. The limited prayer of the petitioner is for a consideration of Ext.P4 in the light of Ext.P3 Government Order.
2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents.
WP(C) NO. 29187 OF 2021 3 3. On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and the submission made across the bar and in the nature of the limited prayer sought for, there will be a direction to the 4th respondent to consider Ext.P4 in the light of Ext.P3 Government Order and disburse the amounts due to the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.
Sd/- MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE LU
WP(C) NO. 29187 OF 2021 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 29187/2021 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE WORK ORDER DATED 18/08/2017 ALONG WITH THE SCHEDULE RELEVANT PAGES.
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TABULAR SHEET SHOWING DETAILS OF PAYMENTS RECEIVED ON THE WORKS UNDERTAKEN BY THE PETITIONER.
Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 27/01/2018.
Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE LATEST REPRESENTATION DATED 01/12/2021 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENTS 2 TO 4.
Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE DIRECTION DATED 27/12/2018 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE RESPONDENTS 3 & 4.
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