IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34119 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAYASANKARA.V.N,TRADE INSTRUCTOR, TRAINING DIVISION,CITY CENTRE,KERALA STATE AUDIO VISUAL AND REPROGRAPHIC CENTRE,PUNNAPURA.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.C.A.RAJEEV SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVT.SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM-695024. 2. KERALA STATE AUDIO VISUAL AND REPROGRAPHIC CENTRE,HEAD OFFICE COMPLEX, VATTIYOORKAVU,TRIVANDRUM-695013,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. ADV.B.S.KRISHNAN FOR R2. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.34119 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 11th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Trade Instructor working under the 2nd respondent. Originally both the Trade Instructor and the Driver under the 2nd respondent were in the same scale of pay as is evident from Exts.P1 and P2. But in 1998 pay revision and 2006 pay revision, the Drivers were given higher scales of pay without any increase in the scale of pay to the Trade Instructors. According to the petitioner, this amounts to discrimination in the matter of treating similarly placed employees of the 2nd respondent differently. Pointing out this alleged illegality, the petitioner has filed Ext.P12 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P12 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent also. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P12, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 2nd respondent. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition w.p.c.34119/10 2 along with a certified copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge