J U D G M E N T Dated this the 25^th day of September, 2025 Plaintiff in OS No.439/2003 on the file of the Principal Sub Court, Kollam is the appellant. (For the purpose of convenience, the parties are hereafter referred to as per their rank before the trial court).

2. The plaintiff filed the suit for realisation of money. According to the plaintiff, he is a Government contractor. As per the tender invited by the defendant for metalling a road and construction of a culvert, the plaintiff submitted tenders and it was accepted by the defendants. Altogether, five such works were undertaken by the plaintiff. According to the plaintiff, he had supplied materials worth Rs.1,65,000/- and deposited Rs.15,850/- for the work in Kallala Estate. But work site was not handed over and thereafter, the work was abandoned by the defendants. For the work from Post office Junction to Division 'B', the plaintiff supplied materia