The Chief Engineer vs L.Satheek
2024 Latest Caselaw 28945 Ker

Kerala High Court

The Chief Engineer vs L.Satheek on 3 October, 2024

                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                  PRESENT
             THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. NITIN JAMDAR
                                     &
                     THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.MANU
          Thursday, the 3rd day of October 2024 / 11th Aswina, 1946
                  CM.APPL.NO.1/2024 IN WA NO. 1503 OF 2024
    AGAINST JUDGMENT DATED 19.07.2024 IN WP(C) 17963/2022 OF THIS COURT
APPLICANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS 3 TO 6 IN WP(C):

  1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC OFFICE,
     MUSEUM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.
  2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, SOUTH CIRCLE,
     OPPOSITE LOURDE CHURCH, PATTOM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004.
  3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS DIVISION, NEAR CIVIL
     STATION, ALAPPUZHA - 688001.
  4. THE SECRETARY TO THE PUBLIC WORKS (D) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT
     SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001.

RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 1 & 2 IN WP(C):

  1. L.SATHEEK, AGE 65 YEARS, MANAGING PARTNER, K.LAKSHMANAN AND CO.,
     AKKAVILA, NO.200 SREE SARAVANA NAGAR, ERAVIPURAM.P.O, KOLLAM-691
     011.
  2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (P-7), MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS,
     TRANSPORT BHAVAN, NO.1, PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI-110 001.
  3. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS,
     OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC OFFICE,
     MUSEUM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695033

     Application praying that in the circumstances stated in the
affidavit filed therewith the High Court be pleased to condone the delay
of 35 days in filing the writ appeal.
     This Application coming on for orders on 03/10/2024 upon perusing
the application and the affidavit filed in support thereof, and upon
hearing the arguments of GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.V.TEKCHAND, Advocate for
the applicants and of SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.B.G.HARINDRANATH AND ADV. AMITH
KRISHNAN H, for Respondent 1, the court on the same day passed the
following:
                                      NITIN JAMDAR, C.J.
                                                   &
                                             S.MANU, J.
                     --------------------------------------------------------------
                                  C.M.Application No.1 of 2024
                                                   in
                                  Writ Appeal No.1503 of 2024
                                                   &
                                 Writ Appeal No.1503 of 2024
                     --------------------------------------------------------------
                            Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2024

                                              ORDER

NITIN JAMDAR, C.J.

Heard the learned Government Pleader Sri.V.Tekchand and learned Senior Counsel Sri.B.G.Harindranath.

2. Perused the application. Sufficient cause is made out.

2. Delay in filing the Appeal is condoned. Application is allowed.

Writ Appeal Post on 10 October 2024.

sd/ NITIN JAMDAR CHIEF JUSTICE sd

S.MANU JUDGE

jm/

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