P. Shanmugam, J.

This Writ Appeal is against the judgment declining to issue a positive direction sought for by the appellant.

2. The appellant is a Civil Construction Company, namely, Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'HCC') entrusted with the work of construction of the Power Tunnel in the Lower Periyar Hydro Electric Project by the Kerala State Electricity Board thereinafter referred to as 'the board) with an agreed period of construction of 68 months reckoned from 27.2.1984. Their contractual date of completion of construction was 26.10.1989. The period was extended by the Board upto 30.6.92. While the work was nearing completion, HCC submitted a claim on 6.5.1994 (Ext. P4) for compensation for delays in the execution of the project. The Board by order dated 2.3.93, Ext. P1, constituted a High Power Adhoc Committee and referred the issues raised by HCC in their memorandum dated 6.5.92 (Ext. P4). The Adhoc Committee submitted their report on 2.9.93. The Board constituted another sub-Committee on 30.10.93 to go through the report of the Adhoc Committee. The Sub Committee submitted their note on 10.11.93. The Board by order dated 19.4.94 (Ex