IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY THURSDAY, THE 17TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 28TH MAGHA 1932 WA.No. 203 of 2011() ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.29792/2009 Dated 21/10/2009 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONERS ------------------------------------------ 1. VELAYUDHAN P., (RTD. S.I. OF POLICE, 1394 MM), S/O.KORAN, SAVIJAM HOUSE, MANGATIRI P.O., TIRUR-5, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. P.GOPALAN, (RTD. A.S.I. OF POLICE M.1395), S/O.KUNHI, PUTHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, MUTHIRIPARAMBA, P.O.VALLUVAMBRAM, VIA. MONGAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-673 651. 3. A.KUMARAN, (RTD. ASI, M.1407), MADHAVI NILAYAM, TRIKKALANGODE P.O., MANJERI VIA., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. V.T.SHYAMASUNDARAN, (RTD. SI OF POLICE, M.1384), S/O.SANKARAN NAIR, NANDANAM HOUSE, GRUVETTY P.O., ELAYOOR, AREACODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL KUMAR A.G SRI.R.SUDHEESHKUMAR W.A. NO.203/2011 RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOME (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT., STATE OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.676 505. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 680001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.Ramachandran Nair & Bhabani Prasad Ray, JJ. ==================================== W.A.No.203 of 2011 ==================================== Dated this the 17th day of February, 2011. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Writ appeal is filed with a long delay of 386 days. However, at the time of considering the delay condonation petition, we have gone through the judgment impugned in the writ appeal. The learned single Judge found that the appellants as police constables who are in Government service, got several promotions and retired from service years back. The writ petition was filed in 2009 for getting revised scales of pay implemented in 1973 to 1978 and 1983 to 1988. The learned single Judge refused to entertain the challenge for the reason of inordinate delay in making a claim. We are in complete agreement with the finding of the learned single Judge in declining to interfere in the matter. The reason for the delay is explained as the correspondence entertained by the third respondent. If the third respondent is willing to grant relief, it is upto him to decide. WA203/11 -:2:- However, we do not find any merit in the ground raised in support of the delay condonation petition as well as in the writ appeal. The delay condonation petition and writ appeal are consequently dismissed. C.N.Ramachandran Nair, Judge. Bhabani Prasad Ray, Judge. sl.