IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2009 / 29TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1929 of 2009(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.N.RAMAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 79 YEARS WIREMAN (RETIRED) KERI, REECHI, RESIDING AT THERAKKAL HOUSE, COMPANYPADY, KANNARA P.O. THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.JIJO PAUL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, KERI, PEECHI . 2. THE DIRECTOR, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, KERI, PEECHI. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1929 of 2009-D - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as a Wireman under the respondents. Initially he was an NMR worker under the respondents since 31.10.1955. Later, he was fitted in the time scale of pay being revised from time to time on the basis of categories in skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled NMR workers. According to the petitioner, he is entitled to the pay of NMR skilled employees. This benefit was denied to him. The state of affairs continued even after regularisation in the permanent establishment cadre, although he was working as a skilled employee. It is stated that persons who are identically placed, have approached this court by filing a writ petition seeking for various benefits, which was disposed of by Ext.P1 judgment. It is pointed out that the dictum laid down therein have been followed in various writ petitions and appropriate reliefs sanctioning the scale of pay have been granted to the parties therein. Seeking for similar benefits, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the first respondent. 2. There will be a direction to the first respondent to forward Ext.P3 WPC 1929/2009 2 to the Secretary to Government of Kerala, Water Resources (A) Department within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Final orders shall be passed by the Government in accordance with law, within a further period of two months thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/