IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.

TH WEDNESDAY, THE 18 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 29TH MAGHA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 19914 OF 2024 PETITIONER/S:

SOUTH INDIAN CONSTRUCTIONS PVT. LTD REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR R. VINOD KUMAR, S/O. RAGHAVAN, AGED 51 YEARS, VAWAKKAVU (P.O.), KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM, PIN - 690528 BY ADVS.

SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM)

SRI.NIDHI BALACHANDRAN SMT.UTHARA A.S SHRI VIJAYKRISHNAN S. MENON SHRI.GOUTHAM KRISHNA U.B.

SHRI.VIVEK NAIR P.

SMT.SRUTHI SINDHU SHRI.M.R.RADHAKRISHNAN SHRI.PRAVEEN P.

SRI.D.JAYAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT/S:

1 KERALA INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION (KITE)

REPRESENTED BY IT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SCERT BUILDING, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695012

2 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KERALA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUND BOARD (KIIFB), 2ND FLOOR, FELICITY SQUARE, KODER LN., PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 BY ADVS.

SMT.V.A.HARITHA SMT. MIDHUNA BHASKAR OTHER PRESENT:

SHRI.S.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18.02.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

J U D G M E N T

Petitioner is a company and was entrusted with works