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 24^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 / 2ND KARTHIKA, 1946 WA NO. 272 OF 2015 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 20.01.2015 IN WPC NO.19528 OF 2014 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:

1 N.SASIDHARAN S/O. NARAYANA PILLAI, KOTUVILAKAM HOUSE, PARAMBIL PALAM, PALLIPURAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695

316.

2 G. AJAYAKUMAR S/O. GOPINATHAN NAIR, BAGEERATHI NILAYAM, VETTUROAD, KANIYAPURAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -

695 301.

3 B. MOHANAN, S/O. BHASKARAN NAIR, SEENA NIVAS, KALLUM MOODU, MADHUMUKKU ROAD, ANAYARA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 029.

BY ADVS.

SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN SRI.NIDHI BALACHANDRAN SRI.SABU GEORGE RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004.

3 THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER POTHENCODE BLOCK PANCHAYATH, KAZHAKUTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 582.

4 THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, POTHENCODE BLOCK PANCHAYATH, KAZHAKUTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 582.

5 AZHOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PERUNGUZHI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 305.

6 KADINAMKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY CHITTATTUMUKKU P.O., KADINAMKULAM, THIRUVANATHAPURAM-695 588

7 MANGALAPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THONNAKKAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 333

8 POTHENCODE GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, POTHENCODE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 584

9 ANDOORKONAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KANIYAPURA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695301 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

24.10.2024, ALONG WITH WA.424/2015 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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 24^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 / 2ND KARTHIKA, 1946 WA NO. 273 OF 2015 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 20.01.2015 IN WPC NO.28179 OF 2013 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS: 1 CONTRACTORS UNION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION, REG.NO.T.1517/2002, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY V.S.BOBY, S/O. VIDHYADHARAN, AGED 36 YEARS, TC

14/1921, PARAKUDIVEEDU, CHENNILODE, KANNAMMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-11.

2 K.MADHU AGED 59 YEARS S/O. KRISHNAN NAIR, VYSAKH, TC 29/1656, PALKULANGARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-8.

BY ADVS.

SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN SRI.NIDHI BALACHANDRAN SRI.SABU GEORGE RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS AND ADDL.3RD RESPONDENT:

1 CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

3 CONTRACTOR’S ASSOCIATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION, REG.NO.T.2088/98, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REGHUNATHAN T.C., AGED 69 YEARS, S/O.KOCHU KRISHNAN, TC 11/748, KRISHNA BHAVAN, MUSEUM LANE, KESAVADASAPURAM, PATTOM PO., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

BY ADVS.

SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON (SR.)

SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

24.10.2024, ALONG WITH WA.424/2015 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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 24^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 / 2ND KARTHIKA, 1946 WA NO. 424 OF 2015 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 20.01.2015 IN WPC NO.26646 OF 2014 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:

1 NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION REG.NO.T.1248/11 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SHIBU SATHEESH, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.B.SATHEESAN, S.K.COTTAGE, NETTICHIRA, NEDUMANGAD PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 541.

2 SHAHEED S., AGED 45 YEARS S/O.SAINULABDHEEN, SHEHINA MANZIL, ARASUPARAMPU, NEDUMANG