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M/S. Basic N Needs Engineers And ... vs Ministry Of Micro Small And Medium ...
2023 Latest Caselaw 4129 Ker

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 4129 Ker
Judgement Date : 31 March, 2023

Kerala High Court
M/S. Basic N Needs Engineers And ... vs Ministry Of Micro Small And Medium ... on 31 March, 2023
               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                 PRESENT
               THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
    FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                        WP(C) NO. 33174 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

          SALI P.MATHAI
          AGED 54 YEARS
          S/O.MATHAI, PULIMANACKAL HOUSE, MANAKKADU.P.O,
          THODUPUZHA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT-685608.

          BY ADVS.
          GEORGE MATHEW
          M.D.SASIKUMARAN
          PRAVEEN S.
          SUNIL KUMAR A.G
          DIPU JAMES
          MATHEW K.T.
          GEORGE K.V.
          STEPHY K REGI

RESPONDENTS:

    1     STATE OF KERALA
          REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
          WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

    2     KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
          REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE,
          JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033.

    3     THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
          OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, P.H.CIRCLE,
          KERALA WATER ATHORITY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-682011.

          R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER
          R2 & R3 BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
31.03.2023,    ALONG   WITH   W.P.(C.)NO.   33310/2022   AND   CONNECTED
CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        2



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 33310 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              REENA ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY LTD
              602, SHIV TOWER, PATTO PLAZA, PANAJI, GOA.
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 403001
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P H CIRCLE (KOZHIKODE),
              MALAPARAMBA.P.O., KOZHIKODE., PIN - 673009
              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        3



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 34124 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              REENA ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY PVT
              LTD.
              602, SHIV TOWER, PATTO PLAZA, PANAJI, GOA
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR., PIN - 403001
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD


RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR., PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P H CIRCLE (KOZHIKODE)
              MALAPARAMBA.P.O., KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673009
              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        4




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 39533 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              RAJEEV N R
              AGED 55 YEARS
              NEERIYALIL HOUSE, VADAYAMBADI.P.O.,
              ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682308
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD
              BHARATH MOHAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM.P.O.,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              (KWA) P H CIRCLE KANNUR, P.H CIRCLE BUILDING,
              THANA, KANNUR., PIN - 670012
              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        5




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 40212 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              REENA ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY LTD
              602, SHIV TOWER, PATTO PLAZA, PANAJI, GOA.
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR., PIN - 403001
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P H CIRCLE (MALAPPURAM),
              MALAPPURAM., PIN - 676505
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY



       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        6




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 41138 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              TOMCO ENGINEERING (P) LTD
              PALANATTIL,KUNNACKAL.P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA,
              ERNAKULAM.
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              PIN - 682316
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.,
              PIN - 695033
      2       SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY (P H CIRCLE THRISSUR),
              HIGH ROAD, SAKTHAN THAMPURAN NAGAR,
              THRISSUR, PIN - 680006
              BY SRI. GEORGIE JOHNY, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        7




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 41865 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              KANNANNORINFRATECH (P) LTD
              2ND FLOOR, DELSHE TOWER, LIC ROAD, TALAP, CIVIL
              STATION .P.O., KANNUR.
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 670002
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD


RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM P.O.,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695033
      2       SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY (P H CIRCLE
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM), VELLAYAMBALAM.P.O.,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
              BY SRI. GEORGIE JOHNY, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        8




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 42346 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              REENA ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY LTD
              602, SHIV TOWER, PATTO PLAZA, PANAJI, GOA,
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 403001
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P H CIRCLE (KOZHIKODE)
              MALAPARAMBA.P.O., KOZHIKODE., PIN - 673009
              BY P.M.JOHNY, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        9




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 42597 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              REENA ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY LTD
              602, SHIV TOWER, PATTO PLAZA, PANAJI, GOA
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR., PIN - 403001
              BY ADV P.SHANES METHAR

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P H CIRCLE (KOZHIKODE)
              MALAPARAMBA.P.O., KOZHIKODE., PIN - 673009
              BY P.M.JOHNY, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY



       THIS      WRIT       PETITION       (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     10



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                    PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 42916 OF 2022
PETITIONERS:

              DAVID MANGAN,
              AGED 60 YEARS
              S/O M. C. VARGHESE,
              MANGAN HOUSE, PALLISSERY,
              ARATTUPUZHA P.O.,
              THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680562.
              BY ADV K.SHAJ

RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM P.O.,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT - 695033,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE, HIGH ROAD,
              SAKTHAN THAMPURAN NAGAR,
              THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680021.
      3       THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
              NATTIKA, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
              P H DIVISION, NATTIKA,
              THRISSUR DISTRICT-680566.
      4       THE STATE OF KERALA,
              REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        11


              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001.
              R1 TO R3 BY SRI. V.V. JOSHY, STANDING COUNSEL
              R4 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     12



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                    PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 42920 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              DIL M. GOVIND
              AGED 43 YEARS
              S/O. M. A. GOVINDAN,
              MARATT HOUSE, KIZHOOR P.O,
              KUNNAMKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT,
              KERALA - 680 523
              BY ADV. K.SHAJ

RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              JALABHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM P.O.,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT - 695 033
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE,
              HIGH ROAD,
              SAKTHAN THAMPURAN NAGAR,
              THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 021
      3       THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
              NATTIKA, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
              P H DIVISION, NATTIKA,
              THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 566
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        13


      4       THE STATE OF KERALA,
              REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001
              R1 TO R3 BY SRI. V.V. JOSHY, STANDING COUNSEL
              R4 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W..P(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     14



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                    PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 43021 OF 2022
PETITIONER:

              M/S. NAVEEN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
              NEAR EDAPALLY RAILWAY GATE,
              AIMS PONEKARA P.O., ERNAKULAM, KOCHI - 682 041,
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER,
              N. SUGATHAN,
              AGED 76 YEARS, S/O. NARAYANAN,
              ILLIKATTU HOUSE, NEAR EDAPALLY RAILWAY GATE,
              ERNAKULAM - 682 041.
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              PRAVEEN S.
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              DIPU JAMES
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI & ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        15


      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, P.H.
              CIRCLE, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THRISSUR DISTRICT
              - 680 001.
              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI. V.V. JOSHY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        16




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                              WP(C) NO. 9 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              REENA ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS (P) LTD
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 602,
              SHIV TOWER, PATTO PLAZA, PANAJI, GOA,
              PIN - 403001
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD


RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.,
              PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, KERALA WATER
              AUTHORITY, P H CIRCLE (THRISSUR) HIGH ROAD.
              SAKTHANTHAMPURAN NAGAR, THRISSUR.H.P.O.,
              THRISSUR., PIN - 680001
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        17




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                             WP(C) NO. 524 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              CHAVDA KIRTISINH KARANSINH
              AGED 35 YEARS
              PROPRIETOR M/S. RAVI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 26,
              UMIYANAGAR SOC., BHIND KALYAN MILL, NARODA ROAD,
              AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, PIN - 382330
              BY ADVS.
              R.JAIKRISHNA
              NARAYANI HARIKRISHNAN
              T.G.MADHAVANUNNI
              C.S.ARUN SHANKAR
              ANISH P.

RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM P.O,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS - MANAGING DIRECTOR.,
              PIN - 695010
      2       SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, P.H CIRCLE,
              MALAPARAMBA P.O KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673009
              BY SRI.P.M.JOHNY, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     18




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 1994 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              VISWANATHAN
              AGED 62 YEARS
              MECHERIL HOUSE,
              EDAYAR, BINANIPURAM.P.O.,
              ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683502
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695033
      2       SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              PH CIRCLE (THRISSUR),
              HIGH ROAD, SAKTHAN THAMPURAN NAGAR,
              THRISSUR., PIN - 680001
      3       UNION OF INDIA
              REP. BY ITS SECRETARY,
              MINISTRY OF MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES,
              NIRMAN BHAVAN, 7TH FLOOR,
              MOULANA AZAD ROAD,
              NEW DELHI., PIN - 110018
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        19


      4       STATE OF KERALA
              REP. BY ITS SECRETARY,
              DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.,
              PIN - 695001
              R1 & R2 BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL
              R3 BY SRI. MANU S., DSGI
              R4 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     20




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 3196 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              M/S. SURENDRA INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD
              AGED 58 YEARS
              HEAD OFFICE, 9, EZRA STREET, 2ND FLOOR,
              KOLKATA - 700 001,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SITE ENGINEER,
              P.S. SURESH,
              AGED 58 YEARS, PULATTU HOUSE,
              THOTTKATTUKARA, ALUVA, PIN - 683108
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              ELSA DENNY PINDIS
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        21


      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              HOSPITAL ROAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682011
              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL



       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        22




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 3498 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              B. UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR,
              SAROVILLA, KADAVILA,
              VANCHIYOOR PO,
              ALAMCODE, ATTINGAL,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.,
              PIN - 695102
              BY ADVS.
              V.PREMCHAND
              SURYA MOHAN P.
              FATHIMA SHALU S.


RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              JALA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              KOLLAM., PIN - 695033
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.).NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     23




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 4615 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              ASHRAF M
              AGED 46 YEARS
              S/O. KAMMETH HAJI,
              MOOLAMKUZHIYIL HOUSE,
              PAZHAMALOOR P.O., KOOTTILANGADI,
              MALAPPURAM, PIN - 676506
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        24


      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P.H. CIRCLE,
              PALAKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678001
              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI.P.M.JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL



       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        25




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 4866 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              B UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR,
              RESIDING AT SAROVILLA, KADAVILA, VANCHIYOOR PO,
              ALAMCODE, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT,,
              PIN - 695102
              BY ADVS.
              V.PREMCHAND
              SURYA MOHAN P.
              FATHIMA SHALU S.

RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              JALA BHAVAN, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING
              DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, AALTHARA JUNCTION,
              NANADHAVANAM, PALAYAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,, PIN - 695033
      3       THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, AALTHARA JUNCTION,
              NANADHAVANAM, PALAYAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     26




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 4879 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              SAMEER ALI C.T.
              AGED 38 YEARS
              S/O MUHAMMED,
              AGED 38 YEARS,
              CHANKINGALATHODI HOUSE,
              KARATHODE,
              OORAKAM, MELMURI P.O.,
              MALAPURAM, PIN - 676519
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              ELSA DENNY PINDIS
              STEPHY K REGI

RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        27


      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI. V.V. JOSHY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     28




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 4931 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              SAMEER ALI C.T
              AGED 38 YEARS
              S/O MUHAMMED,
              CHANKINGALATHODI HOUSE,
              KARATHODE, OORAKAM,
              MELMURI P.O., MALAPURAM, PIN - 676519
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              ELSA DENNY PINDIS
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695001
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        29


      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, P.H.
              CIRCLE, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVALLA,
              PATHAMANTHITTA, PIN - 689101
              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI. V.V. JOSHY, STANDING COUNSEL



       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     30




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 4993 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              MUHAMMED SAFVAN M.K
              AGED 38 YEARS
              S/O. ABDULLA, AGED 38 YEARS, AMINICKAMPARAMBIL
              HOUSE, KOOTTUMALA, OORAKAM P.O., MALAPURAM
              DISTRICT, PIN - 676519
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              ELSA DENNY PINDIS
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT
              SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              KANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 679012
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        31


              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI. V.V. JOSHY, STANDING COUNSEL



       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     32




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 6078 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              ANWAR SADATH
              AGED 45 YEARS
              S/O. ALI BAPPU, CHAKKRATHODI HOUSE,
              PROPRIETOR, M/S. BASIC 'N' NEEDS ENGINEERING
              CONTRACTORS, CHERUKUNNU, OTHUKKUNGAL P.O.,
              MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 676528
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              ELSA DENNY PINDIS
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        33




      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              MALAPPURAM, PIN - 676505
              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     34



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 8105 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              MUHAMMED SAFVAN M.K
              AGED 38 YEARS,
              S/O. ABDULLA,
              AMINICKAMPARAMBIL HOUSE,
              KOOTTUMALA,
              OM MURI,
              OORAKAM P.O.,
              MALAPURAM DISTRICT,
              PIN - 676519
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE,
              JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        35


              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695033
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     36




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 8978 OF 2023
PETITIONER:


              M/S. STREFA PROJECTS PRIVATE LTD.,
              PLOT NO. 34, EASWARAIAH ENCLAVE,
              DAMMAIGUDA,
              HYDERABAD,
              TELANGANA STATE - 500 062,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR,
              P. CHANDRABABU,
              S/O. P. DASTAGIRI.,
              PIN - 500062
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:


      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE,
              JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        37




      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              KOLLAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT,
              PIN - 691001
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     38



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 9142 OF 2023
PETITIONER:


              M/S. STREFA PROJECTS PRIVATE LTD
              PLOT NO. 34,
              EASWARAIAH ENCLAVE,
              DAMMAIGUDA,
              HYDERABAD,
              TELANGANA STATE - 500 062,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR,
              P. CHANDRABABU,
              S/O. P, DASTAGIRI,
              PIN - 500062
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:
    1     KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
          REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
          HEAD OFFICE,
          JALA BHAVAN,
          VELLAYAMBALAM,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
          PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE,
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        39


              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              THIRUVALLA,
              PATHAMANTHITTA,
              PIN - 689101
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        40




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 9729 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              REENA ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS (P) LTD
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 602,
              SHIV TOWER, PATTOPLAZA, PANAJI, GOA, PIN - 403001
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED YB ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM P.O.,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY (P H CIRCLE),
              HIGH ROAD, SAKTHAN THAMPURAN NAGAR,
              THRISSUR., PIN - 680001
              BY SRI. P.M.JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.).33174/2022 AND
CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        41



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 9815 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              TOMCO ENGINEERING (P) LTD
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              PALANATTIL, KUNNACKAL.P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA,
              ERNAKULAM., PIN - 682316
              BY ADVS.
              P.SHANES METHAR
              N.KRISHNA PRASAD

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED YB ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM P.O.,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              O/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY (P H CIRCLE),
              HIGH ROAD, SAKTHAN THAMPURAN NAGAR,
              THRISSUR., PIN - 680001
              BY SRI. GEORGIE JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     42



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 9831 OF 2023
PETITIONER:


              GEORGE MATHEW
              AGED 58 YEARS
              S/O. MATHEW,
              EDAPAZHATHIL HOUSE,
              MANJALLOOR,
              VAZHAKULAM P.O.,
              MUVATTUPUZHA,
              ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,
              PIN - 686670
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE,
              JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        43


              THRISSUR DISTRICT,
              PIN - 680001
              BY SRI. V.V.JOSHY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     44




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                   PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 9933 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              T. MOHAMMED ALI
              AGED 55 YEARS
              S/O. VEERAN HAJI,
              THADATHIL HOUSE,
              KANAYAM,
              SHORNUR,
              PALAKKAD DISTRICT,
              PIN - 679121
              BY ADVS.
              SANTHEEP ANKARATH
              P.ANIRUDHAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
              WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695001
      2       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695001
      3       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              THRISSUR DISTRICT,
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              PIN - 680001
              R1 BY SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVERNMENT
              PLEADER
              R2 & R3 BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL



       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     46




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                    PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 10014 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              M/S. BASIC N NEEDS ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
              REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, ANVAR SADATH,
              S/O. ALI BAPPU, AGED 47 YEARS,
              DOOR NO 20/338, CHERUKUNNU P.O, OTHUKKUNGAL,
              MALAPPURAM - 676528,
              RESIDING AT CHAKKRATHODI HOUSE,
              OTHUKKUNGAL P.O, TIRURANGADI TALUK,
              MALAPPURAM DISTRICT,
              PIN - 676528
              BY ADVS.
              T.V.GEORGE
              LINDA GEORGE

RESPONDENTS:

      1       MINISTRY OF MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
              GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NIRMAN BHAVAN, 7TH FLOOR,
              MOULANA AZAD ROAD,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDL.DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER,
              NEW DELHI, PIN - 110108
      2       NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD. S 67,
              GCDA COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, MARINE DRIVE,
              SHANMUGHAM ROAD,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              KOCHI, PIN - 682031
      3       STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY,
              GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
              TRIVANDRUM, PIN - 695001
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      4       SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE,
              MALAPPURAM, PIN - 676505
              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
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connected cases                     48




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                    PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 10952 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              K.I. PAULOSE
              AGED 66 YEARS
              S/O. ITTIAVIRAH, KUNNEL HOUSE,
              KUNNACKAL P.O.,
              MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK, VALAKOM,
              ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682316
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:

      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              ERNAKULAM, KOCHI,
              PIN - 682011
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              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     50




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                    PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 11188 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              M/S OM DHAR ENGINEERING PVT. LTD.,
              AGED 53 YEARS
              II FLOOR, SRINIVASA SQUARE,
              IMAGE HOSPITAL LANE, MADHAPUR,
              HYDERABAD- 500 081,
              REPRESENTED BY AUTHORISED SIGNATORY,
              C INDRAKUMAR,
              AGED 53 YEARS,
              S/O SURYA RAO, A 404,
              TRENDSETWINZ,
              NANAKRAMGUDA, HYDERABAD,
              PIN - 500033
              BY ADVS.
              V.PREMCHAND
              SURYA MOHAN P.
              HALIYA T.P.

RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              JALA BHAVAN,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE, HIGH ROAD,
              SAKTHANTAMPURAN NAGAR, THRISSUR,
              PIN- 680 001.
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      3       THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE, HIGH ROAD,
              SAKT HANTAMPURAN NAGAR, THRISSUR, PIN - 680001
              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                     52



              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                    PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 11207 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              M/S. STREFA PROJECTS PRIVATE LTD.,
              PLOT NO. 34,
              EASWARAIAH ENCLAVE, DAMMAIGUDA,
              HYDERABAD, TELANGANA STATE - 500 062,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR,
              P. CHANDRABABU,
              S/O. P. DASTAGIRI.
              BY ADVS.
              GEORGE MATHEW
              ELSA DENNY PINDIS
              M.D.SASIKUMARAN
              SUNIL KUMAR A.G
              MATHEW K.T.
              GEORGE K.V.
              STEPHY K REGI
              ADARSH KURIAN

RESPONDENTS:


      1       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              HEAD OFFICE, JALA BHAVAN,
              VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
              OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              P.H. CIRCLE,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              THIRUVALLA, PATHAMANTHITTA,
              PIN - 689101
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              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
connected cases                        54




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                       PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
  FRIDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1945
                            WP(C) NO. 11347 OF 2023
PETITIONER:

              M/S OM DHAR ENGINEERING PVT. LTD.,
              II FLOOR, SRINIVASA SQUARE, IMAGE HOSPITAL LANE,
              MADHAPUR, HYDERABAD- 500 081,
              REPRESENTED BY AUTHORISED SIGNATORY,
              C INDRAKUMAR, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O SURYA RAO,
              A 404, TRENDSETWINZ, NANAKRAMGUDA, HYDERABAD,,
              PIN - 500033
              BY ADVS.
              V.PREMCHAND
              SURYA MOHAN P.
              HALIYA T.P.

RESPONDENTS:

      1       THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              JALA BHAVAN,
              REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
      2       THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,
              KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,
              PUBLIC HEALTH CIRCLE, KOCHI,
              ERNAKULAM DISTRICT., PIN - 682011
              BY SRI. P.M. JOHNY, STANDING COUNSEL

       THIS      WRIT       PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR
ADMISSION ON 31.03.2023, ALONG WITH W.P.(C.)NO.33174/2022
AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED
THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &
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                               JUDGMENT

The captioned writ petitions are in respect of tenders

invited by the Kerala Water Authority. The challenge in the

writ petitions are fundamentally with respect to the

additional performance guarantee directed to be furnished,

out of which 50% by way of treasury fixed deposit and the

balance by bank guarantee or other securities. The

contention advanced by the petitioners are on the basis of

the various notifications issued by the State Government

granting benefit during the pandemic Covid-19 period, and

also in the matter of submitting tenders below the probable

amount of contract. However, by virtue of the notification

issued in the year 2015, modified in the year 2019, if a

bidder submits a bid 10% below the probable amount of

contract, if it is invited items wise rates contract, additional

performance guarantee is insisted upon. The case projected

by the petitioners is that all the contracts in question are

lumpsum contracts, which is clearly specified in the tender

notifications and therefore, the insistence made by the W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

Kerala Water Authority that additional performance

guarantee is to be furnished, if the bid submitted by the

contractors are below 10% for each item of the contract, is

bad in law and illegal. However, the contention put forth by

the Kerala Water Authority is that as per the orders issued

by the State Government if the contract value is exceeding

five lakhs, all the tenders shall be invited through e-tender

portal on item rate contract only. Therefore, according to

the Kerala Water Authority all the tenders are invited by

providing a schedule with respect to the items involved in

the contract and therefore, the bidders participating in the

contract have to quote the amounts for each item as

provided in the schedule. The issue with respect to the

benefits granted by the State Government exempting

furnishing of additional performance guarantee and

relaxation to the performance guarantee; the issue with

respect to the tender submitted by the bidders in lump sum

contracts and item wise rates contract were considered by

this court in a batch of writ petitions and has rendered a W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

judgment dated 21.03.2023 in W.P.(C.) No. 14051/2022

and other connected cases. It was held therein specifically

that in so far as the exemption granted by the Government

from furnishing additional performance guarantee as per

Government order dated 07.01.2021 for a period of one

year was not extended; in the Government Order, dated

15.03.2022, the exemption is confining to the relaxation of

the performance guarantee alone. In so far as the items

wise rates contract is concerned, it was held that if the

tenders are invited on the basis of percentage rates

contracts, then the contractors are liable to furnish

additional performance guarantee on the basis of '(X-10)%'

of the estimated PAC; however, if the tenders are invited on

the basis of items rates contract, then the contractors are

liable to furnish additional performance guarantee for each

item of work on the basis of '(X-10)%' of the estimated

amount for each item of work. In fact, it was also held that

merely because in the schedule attached to the detailed

tender notice, the rates of each item is not provided by the W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

Kerala Water Authority, the contractors are liable to submit

the tender by quoting rates against each item of the work

shown in the schedule. However, in these petitions, learned

Standing Counsel for the Water Authority has invited my

attention to the Government Order dated 04.05.2019

bearing G.O.(P) No. 54/2019/Fin., dealing with execution of

public works on item rate contracts to regulate abnormally

high quoted and low quoted items. Therefore, learned

Standing Counsel for the Kerala Water Authority submitted

that as per the said Government Order, if the public work

costing more than Rs.5 Lakhs is involved all tenders shall be

invited through e-portal on item rate contract only.

However, on the other hand, learned counsel for the

petitioners submitted that going by the Government Order

dated 04.05.2019, it is evident that unless and until the

relevant clauses of Standard Bidding Document (SBD) and

the Kerala Public Works Department Manual, 2012 is

modified incorporating the said Government Order, Kerala

Water Authority is not entitled to insist for submission of bid W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

showing the price for items wise rate. It is further contented

by learned counsel for the petitioners that the Kerala Water

Authority has to accept the Government Orders in its Board

Meeting and there is no evidence produced by the Kerala

Water Authority to show that the Government Order, dated

04.05.2019 is accepted by the Kerala Water Authority for

inviting its tenders. In fact, all other Government

notifications were taken note of in the earlier batch of writ

petitions referred to above.

2. Learned Standing Counsel for the Water Authority

in the context of submission made by learned counsel for

the petitioners that the Water Authority has not accepted

the Government Order dated 04.05.2019, has invited my

attention to the provisions of the Kerala Water Authority

(Authentication of Orders, Assurance of Property and

Execution of Contracts) Regulations, 1992 (for short, 'the

Regulation, 1992') made as per the powers conferred by

Sub-section (1) and Clause (d) of Sub-Section (2) of

Section 65 of the Kerala Water (Supply and Sewerage) Act, W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

1986. Regulation 5 of the Regulations, 1992 deals with

execution of contracts for works and purchase of materials,

stationary articles, furniture etc.; Sub-regulation (3) of

Regulation 5 of the Regulations, 1992 makes it clear that;

all agreements shall be executed for and on behalf of the

Authority and the forms prescribed under the Stores

Purchase Manual, the P.W.D. Code or the K.F.C. (Kerala

Financial Code) as the case may be, shall mutatis mutandis

apply, to the execution of contracts under the Regulation.

Therefore, according to the learned Standing Counsel by

virtue of the above statutory fiction the orders passed by

the Government, in the matter of execution of public work

would apply to the Kerala Water Authority.

3. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners,

Sri. George Mathew, Sri.V.Premchand, Sri.P.Shanes Methar,

Sri.T.V. George and other counsel appearing for the

petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala

Water Authority, Sri. V.V. Joshi, Sri. P.M. Johny and Sri.

Georgie Johny and perused the pleadings and material on W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

record.

4. Even though the relevant Government Orders in

respect of the matters were discussed in the earlier round

of writ petitions, the Government Order, dated 04.05.2019

was not brought to my notice. Therefore, the only question

to be considered is whether in the percentage wise rates

contracts invited by the Kerala Water Authority exceeding

Rs. 5 Lakhs whether the tenders are to be submitted

through e-tender portal on items rates contracts. The

Government Order, dated 04.05.2019 was brought into

force in order to avoid time and cost overrun on account of

deviations necessitated during the course of execution of

work as per the Government Order, dated 15.01.2018,

bearing G.O.(P).No.8/2018/Fin.; and instructions were

issued to all Government Departments and PSUs to ensure

the detailed investigation, design, estimation etc., while

granting sanction itself. It was also found that some

discrepancies have been observed while processing of

tenders and execution of works under item rate contracts; W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

also instances have been noticed where the low quoted

items were excluded during execution and excess quantities

of high quoted items are executed without adequate

technical justification resulting in heavy loss to the public

exchequer. Therefore, in order to avoid such instances in

future, the Government issued clarifications on item rate

contracts to all Government Departments and PSUs. The

relevant portion of the said Government Order dated

04.05.2019 reads as follows:-

"1) Tenders for all public works costing more than Rs.

5 lakh shall be invited through E-tenders en Item Rate Contract only.

2) The bidder who has quoted lowest total amount shall be considered as L1.

3) The quoted rates of L1 for all items may be compared with current DSR and Current LMR. The items whose quoted rates are more than current DSR may be treated as High Quoted Items and less than current DSR may be treated Low Quoted Items.

4) Negotiations shall be done with L1 only to reduce the high quoted rates so to explore the possibility for bringing them within DSR + 10% tolerance limit or LMR, which ever is lower.

W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

5) The admissible contract amount will be least of (i) Negotiated Contract PAC L1 (ii) Estimate amount based on current LMR and (iii) Estimate amount based on current DSR plus 10% tolerance limit.

6) The quoted rates with deviation of more than (+/-) 25% over Technical Sanction Estimate Rates may be treated as Abnormally High Quaited Rates (AHQR) item/ Abnormally Low Quoted Rates (ALQR) item, as the case may be. In respect of AHQR item, under normal circumstances, the contract rate is applicable for the scheduled quantities in the Agreement only.

7) In case of quantities exceeding the agreement schedule quantities and up to 25% limit that are necessitated for proper completion of work, the contract rates of corresponding item shall apply.

8) For excess quantities, i.e., quantities in excess of 25% over agreement schedule quantities, the admissible rates shall be limited to Technical Sanctioned Estimate Rate modified by overall tender excess / tender deficit, as the case may be, subject to a maximum of PWD local market rates prevailing at the time of ordering.

9) In case of ALQR items, sanction of Technical Sanction authority shall be insisted before limiting execution of concerned item less than 75% scheduled quantity.

10) The relevant clauses of Standard Bidding Document (SBD) and Kerala PWD Manual 2012 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

shall be modified accordingly."

On an analysis of the said Government Order, it is quite

clear and evident that in the matter of tenders exceeding

Rs.5 Lakhs, online bid is to be submitted on items rates

contract only. In fact, in the earlier batch of writ petitions

directions were issued taking into consideration, the

Government Order dated 07.12.2019 and held that for

percentage rate contracts, if the quoted amount of lowest

bidder is 'X%' below estimated PAC, the Additional

Performance Guarantee amount shall be '(X-10)%' of the

estimated PAC and for items rates contracts, if the rate

quoted by the bidder for an item of work is 'X%' below

estimate cost where 'X' lies above 10%, the Additional

Performance Guarantee for that item of work is equal to

'(X-10)%' of the estimate amount for that item of work;

and the total of Additional Performance Guarantee for the

whole work is the total of individual Additional Performance

Guarantee for each item of work calculated as above. But

now going by the Government Order dated 04.05.2019, the W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

modality for the tenders exceeding Rs. 5 Lakhs is

prescribed. As I have pointed out above, by virtue of the

provisions of the Regulations, 1992, the Kerala Water

Authority has to adhere to the orders issued by the State

Government in the matter of execution of public works.

Therefore, the contention advanced by the petitioners that

the Managing Board of the Kerala Water Authority has not

adopted the Government Order, dated 04.05.2019 cannot

be sustained under law.

5. In fact, when many of the writ petitions were

admitted to the files of this court, interim orders were

passed directing the Kerala Water Authority to execute the

agreement with the petitioners on condition that petitioners

execute a simple bond undertaking to furnish additional

performance guarantee, if and when directed so by this

Court and also satisfying with other requirements of the

notice inviting tender. Taking into consideration, the

peculiar facts and circumstances consequent to the interim

orders passed by this Court, the following directions were W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

issued:-

"1. If the work in accordance with the agreement is completed by the contractors, no Additional Performance Guarantee shall be insisted upon.

2. If the work has progressed to a level exceeding 80%, the tendering authority is left with the liberty to take a decision as to whether any Additional Performance Guarantee is to be insisted upon, taking into account the efficiency, reputation, men and machinery engaged, and other positive factors of the respective contractors.

3. If the work has exceeded 30% of the total work, then the tendering authority is directed to secure Additional Performance Guarantee proportionate to the balance work.

4. In all other cases, the contractors/petitioners are directed to furnish an Additional Performance Guarantee to the tendering authority as specified in the tender documents within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

5. In cases where a Performance guarantee is furnished by the contractors in spite of its relaxation up to 31.03.2023, the said amounts can be adjusted against the Additional Performance guarantee required in the W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

circumstances specified above.

6. In cases where 100% bank guarantee is furnished, instead of 50% by way of treasury fixed deposit, the same is permitted to be continued in the facts and circumstances, if the work has exceeded 30% of the total work.

7. If the tenders are invited on the basis of the Percentage Rate Contracts, then the contractors are liable to furnish the Additional Performance Guarantee on the basis of (X-10)% of the estimated PAC.

8. If the tenders are invited on the basis of Items Rates Contract, then the contractors are liable to furnish Additional Performance Guarantee for each item of work on the basis of (X-10)% of the estimated amount for each item of work.

9. I make it clear that the directions are issued as above taking into account the peculiar facts, features and circumstances involved in these cases consequent to the interim orders granted; and it shall not be treated as a precedent, except in regard to the writ petitions pending in the above context."

6. The said directions would strictly apply to the

facts and circumstances of these cases with a modified

direction that if the tender invited by the Kerala Water W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

Authority is exceeding Rs. 5 Lakhs, then the contractors

shall furnish items rates contract against the items shown in

the schedule attached to the notice inviting tender.

7. In that view of the matter, these batch of writ

petitions are also disposed of in terms of the common

judgment dated 21.03.2023 in W.P.(C.) No. 14051/2022

and other connected cases. However, with a modification

that if the tenders are exceeding Rs. 5 Lakhs, the

calculation for the aggregate amount of the contract shall

be made in accordance with the Government Order dated

04.05.2019 bearing G.O.(P) No. 54/2019/Fin. In all other

respects, the directions in the common judgment extracted

above would apply. The petitioners as well as the

respondents shall comply with the directions as above with

the modified direction contained in this batch of writ

petitions, as specified above.

I am informed that in some of the writ petitions

recently filed, wherein interim orders are not granted and

considered along with this batch, the date of execution of W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

agreement has expired. Therefore, the date of execution of

the agreement will stand extended for a period of two

weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the Judgement.

In such cases, the petitioners are directed to furnish the

additional performance guarantee within the said time

period.

Sd/-

SHAJI P. CHALY JUDGE

DCS/01.04.2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 33174/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF GO(P) NO.7/2021/FIM DTD.07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/ 2022/FIM DTD. 15.03.2022 FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF ELECTRONIC TENDER NOTICE NO. PHC/589/2022 DTD. 27.08.2022 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF WORK ORDER NO.PHC/CHN/JJM/589/2022 DTD. 14.10.2022 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DTD.

08.04.2022 IN W.P. (C). NO. 9635 OF 2022.

EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DTD.

07.07.2022 IN W.P. (C). NO. 22066 OF 2022.

EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

19/2022-23/SE/PHC/CHN DTD. 27.08.2022 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 33310/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE SELECTION NOTICE NO.

1945/D6/2022/PHC-KKD DATED 15.10.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TENDER NOTICE -E TENDER NO. SE/PHC/KKD/17/2022-23 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 429/15/FIN DATED 28.09.2015 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 19/2016/FIN DATED 03/02/2016 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 1/2019/FIN DATED 10.01.2019 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 13.12.2018 IN W.P.(C) NO. 37153/2018 EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE OFFICE MEMORANDUM NO.F.9/4/2020-PPD ISSUED BY MINISTRY OF FINANCE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 7/2021/FIN DATED 07.01.2021 EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 32/2022/FIN DATED 15-03-2022 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 34124/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE WORK ORDER - LETTER NO.

2091/D6/PHC - KKD DATED 24.10.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT (RELEVANT PAGES) EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE E-TENDER NOTICE NO.

SE/PHC/KKD/25/2022 - 2023 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.429/15/FIN DATED 28.09.2015 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.19/2016/FIN DATED 03.02.2016 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.1/2019/FIN DATED 10.01.2019 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE OFFICE MEMORANDUM NO.

F. 9/4/2020-PPD DATED 12.11.2020 ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DATED 07.01.2021 EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.32/2022/FIN DATED 15.03.2022 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 39533/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

KWA/PHC/KNR/D3-6504/2022 DATED 28.11.2022 (SELECTION NOTICE) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE E-TENDER NOTICE- NO.

22/2022-23/PHC/KNR PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE NO. D1-LNC/2022 DATED 10.11.2022 ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KWA EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN W.P.(C) NO. 37153/2018 DATED 13.12.2018 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 40212/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

SE/PHC/MPM/DB4/998/2022-23 DATED: 08.12.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT (SELECTION NOTICE) EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE E-TENDER NOTICE, NO.

SE/PHC/MPM/ 53 /2022-23 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.

429/2015/FIN DATED 28.09.2015 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 19/2016/FIN DATED 03/02/2016 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 1/2019/FIN DATED 10.01.2019 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER (VOLUME-I) PERTAINING TO E-TENDER NO. :

SE/PHC/MPM/53/2022 - 23 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 41138/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

KWA/PHC/TSR/D5/2932/2022 DATED 15.12.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT (SELECTION NOTICE) EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER E-TENDER NO: 67/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 PUBLISHED BY 2ND RESPONDENT (RELEVANT PAGES) EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 429/2015 FIN DATED 28.09.2015 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 19/2016 FIN DATED 03.02.2016 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO. 1/2019 FIN DATED 10.01.2019 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 41865/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE SELECTION NOTICE ( LETTER NO.

KWA-/PHC/TVM/D1/132/2022_26_8_7/OTTOOR DATED 15/12/2022) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE E-TENDER NO.109/2022-

23/KWA/PHC/D1/TVM (TENDER NOTICE) PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE TENDER CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO EXT.P2 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 42346/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

1537/D1/2021/PHC-KKD DATED 20.12.2022 (SELECTION NOTICE) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT (RELEVANT PAGES) EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE E-TENDER NOTICE NO. SE/PHC/KKD/44/2022- 23 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 42597/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE WORK ORDER (LETTER NO.

2259/D6/2022/PHC - KKD) DATED 15.12.2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE (RELEVANT PAGES) TENDER NOTICE E-TENDER NO. SE/PHC/KKD/29/2022 -

W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 42916/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF E-TENDER NO.

74/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 ALONG WITH ITEM RATE BOQ ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF LETTER ACCEPTANCE NO.KWA/PHC/TSR/D5/4867/2022 DATED 26/12/2022 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT IN RESPECT OF THE WORK TO BE DONE IN CHALISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH. EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 168/2019/FIN.

DATED 07/12/2019 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN.

DATED 07/01/2021 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 32/2022/FIN DATED 15/03/2022 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

EXHIBIT P6 A TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 30/11/2022 IN WP(C) NO. 38602/2022 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 42920/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF E-TENDER NO.

83/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE NO.KWA/PHC/TSR/D5/4977/2022 DATED 26/12/2022 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT IN RESPECT OF THE WORK TO BE DONE IN NAGALASSERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 168/2019/FIN.

DATED 07/12/2019 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 7/2021/FIN.

DATED 07/01/2021 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 32/2022/FIN DATED 15/03/2022 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT P6 A TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 30/11/2022 IN WP(C) NO. 38602/2022 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 43021/2022

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF GO(P) NO.7/2021/FIM DTD.07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/ 2022/FIM DTD. 15.03.2022 FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

52/SE/PHC/TSR/ 2022-23 WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 13.10.2022.

EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.KWA/PHC/TSR/D5/4760/ 2022 DTD. 20.12.2022 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT.

EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT.

EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD.13.12.2022 IN W.P. (C). NO. 39590 OF 2022.

W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER - E-TENDER NO: 95/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

KWA/PHC/TSR/D1/2931/2022 DATED 28.12.2022 (SELECTION NOTICE) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 524/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY THE WORK ORDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH ACCEPTED SCHEDULE AND GOVERNMENT ORDER REGARDING CALCULATION OF ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE DATED 23.12.2022.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O (P) NO. 7/2021/FIN.

ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA DATED 7.1.2021 EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 32/2022/FIN ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA DATED 15.3.2022 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED NIL EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP(C) 42211/2022 DATED 22.12.2022 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 1994/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE UDYAM REGISTRATION NO.

UDYAM - KL -02 - 0011732 OF THE PETITIONER EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 14.10.2011 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RELIEF MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY 3RD RESPONDENT TO MSMES EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.1/2021/FIN DATED 3.01.2021 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE E-TENDER NO:

88/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 (RELEVANT PAGES) PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

KWA/PHC/TSR/D5/4877/2022 DATED 11. 01.2023 (SELECTION NOTICE) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 23.12.2022 IN W.P (C) NO.42668/2022 EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 06.01.2023 IN W.P.(C) NO. 503/2023 RESPONDENT EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-R1(A) TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE SECTION 55 OF THE KERALA WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE ACT 1986.

EXHIBIT-R1(B) TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) 19/2016/FIN., DATED 3/2/16.

EXHIBIT-R1(C) TRUE COPY OF THE G.O (P) NO.168/2019/FIN., DATED 07.12.2019. W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 3196/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/2022/FINDTD.

15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

PHC/CHN/JJM/11895/2021 DTD. 18.07.2022 ISSUED BY3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.

PHC/CHN/JJM/11895/2021 DTD. 28.01.2023 ALONG WITH ACCEPTED SCHEDULE ISSUED BY 3RDRESPONDENT EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 23.01.2023 IN W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 3498/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE SELECTION NOTICE DATED ON 07/12/2022 ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT-P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE GOP NO 07/2021/ FIN DATED 07/01/2021 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P3 A TRUE COPY OF THEGO NO 32/2022 DATED 15/03/2022 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

EXHIBIT-P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE GO (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DATED 10.01.2019 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE ACCEPTED SCHEDULE PREPARED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT BASED ON WHICH ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE DATED NIL IS CALCULATED.

EXHIBIT-P6 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE PRICE SCHEDULE DATED NIL.

EXHIBIT-P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT) FOR THE WORK IN QUESTION. A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT) FOR THE WORK IN QUESTION. EXHIBIT-P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 11.01.2023 ISSUED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY. W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 4615/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD.

15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

60/2022-23/SE/PHC/PKD WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 23.12.2022 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.KWA/PHC/ PKD/JJM/KARIMPUZHA/21-22 DTD. 07.02.2023 ALONG WITH ACCEPTED SCHEDULE ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 23.01.2023 IN W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 4866/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE SELECTION NOTICE DATED ON 08/02/2023 ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTENDING EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT-P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE GOP NO 07/2021/ FIN DATED 07/01/2021 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE GO NO 32/2022 DATED 15/03/2022 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE GO (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DATED 10.01.2019 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE ACCEPTED SCHEDULE PREPARED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT BASED ON WHICH ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE DATED NIL IS CALCULATED EXHIBIT-P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE PRICE SCHEDULE DATED NIL EXHIBITP7 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT) FOR THE WORK IN QUESTION EXHIBIT-P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 11.01.2023 ISSUED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY EXHIBIT-P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 3-2-2023 IN W.P.(C).NO.3338/2023 BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA, AT ERNAKULAM W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 4879/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FINDTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD. 15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

127/2022-23/KWA/PHC/D1/TVM WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 12.12.2022ISSUED BY3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.

KWA/PHC/TVPM/D1/2325/2022_5_2_1 DTD. 23.01.2023 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 24.01.2023 IN W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 4931/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD. 15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

103/SC/PHC/TSR/2022-23 WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 22.11.2022 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO. KWA/ PHC/TSR/D1/25131/19(PART) DTD. 02.02.2023 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 24.01.2023 IN W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 4993/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FINDTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD. 15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

38/2022-23/PHC/KNR WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 17.01.2023 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO. KWA/PHC/ KNR/D2-10367/JJM/2022 DTD. 28.01.2023 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 13.12.2022 IN W.P.(C). NO. 39590 OF 2022 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6078/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD.

15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

SE/PHC/MPM/73/2022-23 WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 09.01.2023 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.SE/PHC/MPM/DB2/ 2385/JJM/2022-23 DTD. 17.02.2023 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01. 2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.168/2019/FIN DTD. 07.12.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 17.02.2023 IN W.P. (C). NO. 4993 OF 2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8105/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD.

15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT NO.

137/2022-23/KWA/PHC/D3/TVM/RT1 WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION ON 20. 01.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF SELECTION NOTICE NO.KWA-

JJM/PHC/D3-8062/2022_5_1_1 DTD.01.03.2023 ALONG WITH ACCEPTED SCHEDULE ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.168/2019/FIN DTD. 07.12.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 24.01.2023 IN W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8978/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD.

15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF NIT RE-TENDER 84/2022-

23/SE/Q-VOL-I WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 03.01.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 (A) TRUE COPY OF NIT RE-TENDER 84/2022-

23/SE/Q-VOL-II WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 03.01.2023 (03.01.2022) ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER DTD. NIL RECEIVED BY PETITIONER ON 06.03.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 %. TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD. 10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.168/2019/FIN DTD. 07.12.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 24.01.2023 IN W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2023 EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO.

3042:AE(TMU)2021/KWA(1) DTD.11.01.2023 ALONG WITH TYPED COPY W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9142/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/2022/FIN DTD.

15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF NIT NO.

SE/PHC/TVLA/550/2022/JJM - VOL-1 DTD. 15.12.2022 WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION ON 09.01.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 (A) TRUE COPY OF NIT RE-TENDER 84/2022-

23/SE/Q-VOL-II DTD. 15.12.2022 WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION ON 09.01.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.

SE/PHC/TVLA/550/2022/JJM-ARUVAPULAM-II DTD.13.03.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.168/2019/FIN DTD. 07.12.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 24.01.2023 IN W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2022 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9729/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER - E-TENDER NO: 125/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

KWA/PHC/TSR/D1/6241/2022 DATED 16.03.2022 (SELECTION NOTICE) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE KERALA PWD MANUAL REVISED EDITION 2012 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.

54/2019/FIN, DATED 04.05.2019 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.

168/2019/FIN DATED 07.12.2019 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE UDYAM REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (MSME) OF THE OF THE PETITIONER DATED 26.06.2021 EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. F.NO.

25(2)/2011- MA DATED 14.10.2011 (TO IMPLEMENT PURCHASE AND PRICE PREFERENCE POLICY FOR MSME) OF THE ADDL .DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN W.P.

(C) NO. 1994/2023 DATED 20.01.2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9815/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER - E-TENDER NO: 124/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.

KWA/PHC/TSR/D5/6242/2022 DATED 16.03.2023 (SELECTION NOTICE) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE KERALA PWD MANUAL REVISED EDITION 2012 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.

54/2019/FIN, DATED 04.05.2019 EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(P) NO.

168/2019/FIN DATED 07.12.2019 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE UDYAM REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (MSME) OF THE PETITIONER DATED 20.10.2020 EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. F.NO.

25(2)/2011- MA DATED 14.10.2011 (TO IMPLEMENT PURCHASE AND PRICE PREFERENCE POLICY FOR MSME) OF THE ADDL.DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN W.P.

(C) NO. 1994/2023 DATED 20.01.2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9831/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.7/2021/FIN DTD.

07.01.2021 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO.32/ 2022/FIN DTD. 15.03.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT RE-E-

TENDER NO.123/SE/PHC/ TSR/2022-23 VOL-I WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 06.01.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 (A) TRUE COPY OF NIT RE-E-TENDER NO.123/SE/PHC/TSR/2022-23 VOL.II WITH LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 06.01.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.KWA/PHC/TSR/D5/4875/2022 DTD.

16.03.2022 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01. 2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.168/2019/FIN DTD. 07.12.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DTD. 24.01.2023 IN W.P.(C). NO. 2225 OF 2023 W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9933/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P 1 TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO. KWA/ PHC/ TSR/ D5/ 2435/ 2022 DATED 28.6.2022 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER EXHIBIT P 1 ( a ) TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO. K.W.A./ P.H.C./ T.S.R./ D.5/ 2435/ 2022 DATED 29.6.2022 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER (WITHOUT ENCLOSURE) EXHIBIT P 2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(P) NO. 72/2021/ FIN DATED 7.1.2021 ISSUED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS- B), GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

EXHIBIT P 3 TRUE COPY OF GO(P) NO. 32/2022/ FIN DATED 15.3.2022 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS- B), GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

EXHIBIT P 4 TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO. K.W.A./ P.H.C./ T.S.R./ D.5/ 2435/2022 DATED 8.3.2023 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER EXHIBIT P 5 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NOTICE INVITING TENDER (E-TENDER NO. 72/SE/ PHC/ TSR/ 2021-22) ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P 6 TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 30.11.2022 IN WP(C) NO. 38602/2022 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXHIBIT P 7 TRUE COPY OF GO (P) 429/2015/ FIN DATED 28.9.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B), GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

EXHIBIT P 8 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO. 1/2019/FIN DATED 10.1.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS- B), GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 10014/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF UDYAM REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE BEARING NO: KL-09-0015216 DATED 24.5.2022 EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 14.10.2011 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF ORDER AS GO (P) NO:

1/2021 /FIN. DATED 3.1.2021 EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 2.3.2021 IN WPC NO: 5440/'21 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT EXHIBIT P5 RELEVANT PAGES OF THE QUOTATION PRESENTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD NIL BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE WORK ORDER DTD 15/03/'23 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 17/03/'23 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD 4/01/'23 IN WPC 42861/'22 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD 8/02/'23 IN WPC 4026/'23, OF THIS HON'BLE COURT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 10952/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT RE-E-

TENDER NO. 79/2022-23/SE/PHC/CHN VOL-I DTD. 09.01.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.PHC/CHN/JJM/4645/2022 DTD. 24.03.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.168/2019/FIN DTD. 07.12.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 11188/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1 A TRUE COPY OSELECTION NOTICE DATED ON 08/03/2023 ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, 2ND RESPONDENT F THE EXHIBIT-P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE GOP NO 07/2021/ FIN DATED 07/01/2021 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE GO NO 32/2022 DATED 15/03/2022 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE GO (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DATED 10.01.2019 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT) FOR THE WORK IN QUESTION EXHIBIT -P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 11.01.2023 ISSUED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 11207/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NIT RE-E-

TENDER NO. 81/2022-23/KWA/PHC/TVLA(RT-1) 29.12.2022 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF WORK ORDER NO.SE/PHC/TVLA/550/2022/JJM/SEETHATHODE- I DTD. 15.03.2023 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.429/ 2015/FIN DTD. 28.09.2015 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DTD.

10.01.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF G.O. (P) NO.168/2019/FIN DTD. 07.12.2019 ISSUED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC WORKS-B) IN GOVERNMENT W.P.(C.) No. 33174/2022 &

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 11347/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE SELECTION NOTICE DATED ON 09/03/2023 ISSUED BY THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT-P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE GOP NO 07/2021/ FIN DATED 07/01/2021 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE GO NO 32/2022 DATED 15/03/2022 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE GO (P) NO.1/2019/FIN DATED 10.01.2019 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT) FOR THE WORK IN QUESTION DATED 5-12-2022 EXHIBIT-P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 11.01.2023 ISSUED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY

 
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