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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 35595

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J
T.Kolandaivelu & Company – Appellant
Versus
The Commissioner, Salem City Corporation – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.Vijayan Subramanian
For the Respondents: Ms.N.Devi Standing Counsel

Table of Content
1. petition seeks mandamus for unpaid contractor bills and retention. (Para 1 , 2)
2. court directs consideration of representations on merits timely. (Para 3 , 4)

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the first respondent to pay a sum of Rs.1,88,50,809/- towards the bill amount and a sum of Rs.1,09,35,856/- towards the retention amount to the petitioner based on the petitioner’s representations dated 19.12.2025 and 24.03.2026 respectively within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner was appointed as a contractor by the respondent corporation. According to the petitioner, in respect of the work done by him, the aforesaid amounts are due and payable by the respondent corporation to the petitioner. The petitioner claims that even though the liability of the petitioner has been duly acknowledged by the respondent corporation, till date, payments have not been made to the petitioner. The petitioner had given representations dated 19.12.2025 and 24.03.2026 to the respondents for the aforesaid purpose. Since the same has not been considered till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.

3. Ms.N.Devi, learned Standing C

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