IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2009 / 29TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 37525 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- B.NARAYANAN, 63 YEARS, S/O.LATE K.NARAYANAN NAMBIAR, BALISSERY HOUSE, ANUSREE BUILDINGS, NEDIYENGA P.O., VIA SREEKANDAPURAM, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.S.ANIL FOR KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 37525 of 2008 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from service as Assistant Engineer from the Kerala State Electricity Board. All that he seeks in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondent to step up the pay of the petitioner notionally with that of his juniors and refix the pension of the petitioner and grant all consequential benefits of pension as has been granted to his junior. The writ petition was filed as there was no response to the representation filed by the petitioner before the respondents. It is specifically pointed out that his junior Sri.S.L.Simon and Sri.K.Janardhanan have been benefited by stepping up their pay. 2. The standing counsel on instructions submitted that as per EB/8/96/2006 dtd.1.12.2008 Board has passed orders rectifying the anomaly as far as the petitioner is concerned. 3. It has been ordered that the pay of the petitioner is stepped up to Rs.11900/- in the scale of pay of Rs.10590-15120 with effect from 27.11.1998 on a par with that of his junior Sri.K.L.Simon with subsequent increment on 1.8.1999. It has also been ordered that the consequential monitory benefits shall be admitted only with effect from 27.11.1998. 4. The matter is pending approval of the Accounts Officer, Pay Fixation, O/o the Chief Internal auditor, K.S.E.Board, Thiruvananthapuram-4 before preferring the claims. The petitioner has wpc:37525 of 2008 2 to file a declaration to the effect of agreeing for refund of excess from 28.4.1994 to 27.11.1998. In the light of the above order, the relief sought for stands redressed. Further reliefs sought for regarding revision of pension and other benefits will also be considered by the authority concerned and appropriate reliefs will be granted. Final orders shall be passed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps