IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 1ST PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 3408 of 2009(E) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- T.P.JAYACHANDRAN, S/O.KELU MASTER, AGED 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT LALITHA VIHAR, MELUR P.O., PALAYAD, THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.R.SURENDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, KANNUR. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/02/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 3408 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the first respondent to pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible. The apparent claim raised by the petitioner is one relating to the grant of his second higher grade which fell due on 1.3.2000. From 1.8.2000 his next increment also falls due. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the Director of Panchayat has passed an order granting relief to him on 11.02.2009. A copy of the order has been produced for perusal. The Director of Panchayat has issued appropriate direction to the Deputy Director of Panchayat to issue renewed orders granting the higher grade benefits as per the date of option 1.8.2000 and disburse the consequential benefits accordingly. The second respondent will pass appropriate orders as directed by the Director of Panchayat, expeditiously. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps