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B Sundaran vs The Superintending Engineer
2026 Latest Caselaw 1040 Ker

Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 1040 Ker
Judgement Date : 2 February, 2026

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Kerala High Court

B Sundaran vs The Superintending Engineer on 2 February, 2026

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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                           PRESENT

         THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.

   MONDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 13TH MAGHA, 1947

                CON.CASE(C) NO. 2196 OF 2025

     AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 02.02.2026 IN WP(C) NO.28953 OF

                2025 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA

PETITIONER/S:

         B SUNDARAN
         AGED 60 YEARS
         S/O LATE. BALAKRISHNAN CHAITHANYA, VALLAM,
         KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691506


         BY ADVS.
         SHRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH
         SHRI.T.K.DEVARAJAN
         SHRI.BABU M.
         SMT.ANCY THANKACHAN
         SMT.KRISHNENDU.D
         SHRI.XAVIER K.K.




RESPONDENT/S:

         BINDU S
         AGED 55 YEARS
         W/O K. K. SIVARAJAN WORKING AS THE SUPERINTENDING
         ENGINEER, IRRIGATION SOUTH CIRCLE, OFFICE OF THE
         SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER IRRIGATION SOUTH CIRCLE
         P.M G JUNCTION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C) No. 28953 of 2025 and Con.Case(C) No.2196 of 2025

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OTHER PRESENT:

           SHRI.P.I.DAVIS, SPL.G.P


      THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP
FOR ADMISSION ON 02.02.2026, ALONG WITH WP(C).28953/2025,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C) No. 28953 of 2025 and Con.Case(C) No.2196 of 2025

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           IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                               PRESENT

         THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.

  MONDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 13TH MAGHA, 1947

                     WP(C) NO. 28953 OF 2025

PETITIONER/S:

           B SUNDARAN
           AGED 59 YEARS
           S/O LATE. BALAKRISHNAN CHAITHANYA, VALLAM,
           KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691506


           BY ADVS.
           SHRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH
           SHRI.T.K.DEVARAJAN
           SMT.VILASINI NAYAK
           SHRI.BABU M.
           SMT.ANCY THANKACHAN
           SMT.KRISHNENDU.D
           SHRI.XAVIER K.K.




RESPONDENT/S:

     1     THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER
           IRRIGATION SOUTH CIRCLE OFFICE OF THE
           SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER IRRIGATION, SOUTH CIRCLE
           P.M G JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033
 W.P.(C) No. 28953 of 2025 and Con.Case(C) No.2196 of 2025

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     2     THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
           OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION
           DIVISION, 2ND FLOOR, MINI CIVIL STATION,
           ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688001



      THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD
ON 02.02.2026, ALONG WITH Con.Case(C).2196/2025, THE COURT
ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C) No. 28953 of 2025 and Con.Case(C) No.2196 of 2025

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                           JUDGMENT

Today when these matters came up for consideration, it is

reported that, pending consideration of this contempt of Court

case as well as the writ petition, an order is passed by the

respondents, foreclosing the agreement executed by the

petitioner.

In such circumstances, the Writ Petition as well as the

Contempt of Court Case are closed, without prejudice to the

right of the petitioners to challenge the order passed.

Sd/-

ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE rpk W.P.(C) No. 28953 of 2025 and Con.Case(C) No.2196 of 2025

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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) NO. 2196 OF 2025

PETITIONER ANNEXURES

Annexure A1 A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER

Annexure A2 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO D82178/2019/ISE DATED 12.03.2025 OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER IRRIGATION DATED 12.03.2025 Annexure A3 A TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING CONVENED BY THE RESPONDENT DATED 15.07.2025 Annexure A4 A TRUE COPY OF THE LAWYER NOTICE DATED 18.08.2025 Annexure A5 A TRUE COPY OF THE TIME EXTENSION APPLICATION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT AS I A. NO: 1/2025 IN WP(C) 28953 DATED 21.08.2025 Annexure A6 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 21.08.2025 I. A. NO 1/2025 IN WP(C) 28953 Annexure A7 A TRUE COPY OF ONE SUCH NOTICE ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER IRRIGATION TO THE PETITIONER DATED 4.11.2024 Annexure A8 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION DATED 29.01.2025 TO THE PETITIONER Annexure A9 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION DATED 11.04.2025 TO THE PETITIONER Annexure A10 A TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR INLAND NAVIGATION, NAVIGATION DIRECTORATE DATED 20.06.2016 Annexure A11 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 7645/2024 DATED 27.02.2024 W.P.(C) No. 28953 of 2025 and Con.Case(C) No.2196 of 2025

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 28953 OF 2025

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE UDYAM REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE NO KL - 06 - 0006320 DATED 11.07.2021 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE EOI NO 02/2019/SEISC DATED 12.11.2019 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE TENDER SELECTION NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 13.01.2020 Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE AGREEMENT NO 80/SE/ISC/2019-20 DATED 11.02.2020 EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE 1ST RESPONDENT ALONG WITH THE ACCEPTED SCHEDULE Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO 08- 2178/2019/ISE DATED 12.03.2025 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF DR.

SWAMY NATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION REPORT .

Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME, SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION SECTION, MAVELIKKARA DATED 30.06.2025 .

Exhibit P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 5.3.2025 IN WP(C) 32903/2023 Exhibit P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS/ MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING HELD IN THE CHAMBER OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 15.07.2025 Exhibit P10 TRUE COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 01.08.2025 W.P.(C) No. 28953 of 2025 and Con.Case(C) No.2196 of 2025

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Exhibit P11 A TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION NOTICE DATED 25.06.2025 ISSUED BY THE KFC BRANCH HEAD TO THE PETITIONER Exhibit P12 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 04/11/2024 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, MAVELIKKARA, TO THE P.A HOLDER OF THE PETITIONER, MR. BIJU Exhibit P13 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DATED 29/01/2025 TO THE PETITIONER Exhibit P14 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 11/04/2025 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER TO THE PETITIONER

 
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