IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2008 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9674 of 2008(S) ------------------------- OA.642/2006 of CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,ERNAKULAM BENCH .................... PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR, CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, P.B.NO.1603, ERNAKULAM NORTH P.O., KOCHI - 18. 2. INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI - 110 114. 3. SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, P.B.NO.1603, ERNAKULAM NORTH P.O., KOCHI - 18. 4. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE, SC, ICAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SHRI.A.KANAKKAN, T-5 (TECHNICAL OFFICER) (SINCE RETIRED) CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOCHI. 2. SHRI.S.HAJA NAJEEMUDEEN, T-5 (TECHNICAL OFFICER) CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOCHI. 3. SHRI.C.J.PRASAD, T-5 (TECHNICAL OFFICER) (SINCE RETIRED) CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOCHI. 4. SMT.P.L.AMMINI, T-5(TECHNICAL OFFICER) CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOCHI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N. RAVINDRAN, JJ. --------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.9674 OF 2008-S -------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2008. JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J: The respondents in O.A.No.642/2006 on the files of the C.A.T. Ernakulam Bench are the writ petitioners. The respondents herein were the applicants before the C.A.T. The applicants, who were working as Computors in the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, claimed the scale of pay of Rs.425-600 with effect from 1.1.1973 as was paid to Computors in other sister institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The C.A.T upheld their claim relying on the decisions of the Chandigarh Bench of the Tribunal in O.A.No.1004/1990 and the Cuttuck Bench in O.A.No.182/1991. The claim of similarly placed persons was upheld by the Andra Pradesh High Court in W.P.No.5741/1979. W.A.No.1474/1986 filed against that judgment was also dismissed by the said court. The respondents therein filed S.L.P.No.23741/1995 before the Apex Court and the Civil Appeal No.6673/1997 arising out of that S.L.P was heard and dismissed by the Apex Court. Relying on the above decisions, the C.A.T WPC.NO.9674/08 . 2 allowed the O.A. 2. Since the claim of the applicants is covered by the above said decisions, we find nothing wrong with the order of the C.A.T, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P6. We agree with the reasons and conclusions of the C.A.T. Therefore,the writ petition filed challenging Ext.P6 is dismissed. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. cl WPC.NO.9674/08 . 3