IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2011 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31154 of 2011(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- A.P.UNNIKRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, SUB REGISTRAR(RETIRED),RESIDING AT "HARISREE", P.O. PERUVAYAL, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN SMT.A.S.BEENU RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-PIN-695 001. 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-PIN-695 001. 3. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR (GENRAL) KOZHIKODE-PIN-673 001. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.LIJU STEPHEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.31154/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 22-11-2010 OF 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 3-3-2011 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE GOVT. LETTER DATED 4-01-2005. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14-3-2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6-7-2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.31154 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of November 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a retired Sub Registrar. He had joined service as a Lower Division Clerk and by successive promotions, he reached the post of Sub Registrar from which he retired. A pay revision was introduced as per order dated 25.3.2006 with effect from 1.7.2004. The employees who are promoted to a higher scale between the date of the pay revision order and the date of its effect (the period from 1.7.2004 to 25.3.2006) are entitled to give an option regarding the date of their first promotion for the purpose of the pay revision. Accordingly, the petitioner opted 29.7.2005, the date of promotion as Sub Registrar. The same was also accepted as per Ext.P1. However, an objection was raised against the said date by the second respondent pointing out that his first promotion was on 30.7.2004. Accordingly, Ext.P1 was cancelled and a direction was issued for repayment of WPC No.31154 of 2011 2 the amounts drawn by the petitioner. 2. The petitioner contended that his promotion on 30.7.2004 was not to a higher scale and that his first promotion was on 29.7.2005. However, his contentions were rejected by the third respondent as per Ext.P2. The petitioner has therefore submitted Exts.P4 and P5 representations which are pending before the first and second respondents. Though the petitioner has retired from service on 31.3.2011, he has not been able to submit his pension papers for the reason that his pay has not been properly fixed. He, therefore, seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the consideration and disposal of his representation, Ext.P5. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 4. Since Ext.P5 is pending consideration of the first respondent, it is sufficient that the same is directed to be considered and disposed of on an early date. 5. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the grievances of the petitioner set out in his representation WPC No.31154 of 2011 3 evidenced herein by Ext.P5, in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE true copy P.S.TO JUDGE css/