IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER 2011 / 3RD KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27156 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. SIJO S.VADAKKAN, COMPUTER PROGRAMMER, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRISSUR. 2. K.B.BINEESH, COMPUTER PROGRAMMER GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, WAYANAD, MANANTHAVADY. 3. P.SIVADASAN, COMPUTER PROGRAMMER GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL SRI.V.MADHUSUDHANAN SRI T.ISSAC RESPONDENT(S): ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE (ANOMALY RECTIFICATION CELL-C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI M.A.FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC.27156/11 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXHIBIT-P1- TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.29/2011/FIN. DATED ` 26/05/2011 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P2- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 05/07/2011 OF THE IST PETITIONER AND TWO OTHERS ADDRESSED TO THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY (FINANCE) GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. EXHIBIT-P3- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. E1/2463/2011 DATED 05/07/2011 OF THE PRINCIPAL, GOVT. ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRISSUR TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P4- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 05/07/2011 OF THE 2ND PETITIONER ADDRESSED TO THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY (FINANCE), GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. EXHIBIT-P5- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. E1/2556/2011 DATED 06/07/2011 OF THE PRINCIPAL, GOVT. ENGINEERING COLLEGE, WAYANAD TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P6- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 08/07/2011 OF THE 3RD PETITIONER ADDRESSED TO THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY (FINANCE), GOVT. OF KERALA. EXHIBIT-P7- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. E2.2281/2011 DATED 20/07/2011 OF THE PRINCIPAL, GOVT. ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KANNUR TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE dsn T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.27156 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 25th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are working as Computer Programmers in different Engineering Colleges. Their grievance is regarding the anomaly in the fixation of pay of Programmers. The petitioners have filed Exhibits P2, P4 and P6 representations before the Government seeking to redress their grievances. It is complained in the Writ Petition that the 2nd respondent is not forwarding the representations to the Government. 2. The learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that the 2nd respondent has already forwarded the representations along with similar representations to the Government on 20.9.2011 for appropriate consideration and action. 3. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibits P2, P4 and P6 along with similar representations after notice to the parties within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The W.P.(C)No.27156/11 -2- petitioners will forward a copy of the Writ Petition along with a copy of this judgment to the Government for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn