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

TH WEDNESDAY, THE 25 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 6TH PHALGUNA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 33471 OF 2025 PETITIONER:

SUGUNAN.P AGED 67 YEARS S/O.IMBICHAN, PWD CONTRACTOR, SUDEEPAM, PULIKKAL VELUR P.O., ATHOLI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN - 673315 BY ADV SRI.C.K.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS:

1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR KOZHIKODE COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673020

2 THE HEAD CONSTRUCTION DIVISION (1/C), THE KERALA SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 3 THE SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN - 673020

4 THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, SIDCO, SALES EMPORIUM, WEST HILL, SIDCO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KOZHIKODE, PIN – 673005 BY ADV SHRI.P.U.SHAILAJAN, SC SMT.NIMMY JOHNSON, G.P.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25.02.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is a PWD Contractor, who had entered into an agreement with the 2^nd respondent as evidenced by Ext.P1 dated 26.11.2019 an