IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2105 of 2009(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KERALA GOVERNMENT ECG TECHNICIANS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MEDICAL COLLEGE, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM-8. 2. PREM KUMAR, ECG TECHNICIAN, GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.JAGADEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 2105 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The first petitioner is an association of ECG Technicians working in various Government Hospitals and the second petitioner is an ECG technician working in the Government Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioners are aggrieved by the anomalies in fixing the scale of pay of ECG Technicians. It is pointed out that even though the present scale of pay of ECG Technicians is 5510-8590, persons working in the analogous posts in Government Departments like Health Inspectors, X Ray Technicians, etc. are drawing more pay scale than that of ECG Technicians' pay scale -i.e. Rs.6680-10790. High lighting the grievances the petitioners have approached the Government by filing Exts.P7 and P8 representations, seeking for appropriate reliefs. There will be a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 and P8 in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording the petitioners an opportunity of being heard. The petitioners will produce a copy of this writ petition along with a copy of the judgment before the first respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps