IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2007 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 28416 of 2007(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ LALAPPAN, S/O CHARLES, PINNARUVILAKATHU VEEDU, PARUTHIPALLY P.O., MANNURKKARA, KUTTICHAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL(A&E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE SECRETARY, KUTTICHAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KUTTICHAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695574. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 28416 of 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 29th October, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who retired as a Peon on 31.5.1999 is aggrieved by the fact that the benefits of grade promotion on completion of 18 years and 23 years of service were not given to him. According to him, consequent upon the pay revision, he is entitled to revision of scale of pay in terms of the recommendation of the Pay Revision Committee as adopted by the Government in G.O.(P) No.3000/98/Fin. dated 25.11.1998. The option stated to have been exercised by him in this regard, is produced as Exhibit-P7 dated 30.4.1999. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to look into Exhibit-P6 and take a decision thereon, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Decision may be taken by the 2nd respondent keeping in mind Exhibit-P4 as also G.O (P) No.3000/98/Fin. Dated 25.11.1998. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007