IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2011 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 2110 of 2011(K) --------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- 1. M.T.VARGHESE, SUPERVISOR, BOLGATTY PALACE HOTEL, KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, COCHIN. 2. K. I. ISAHAC, SUPERVISOR KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (RETIRED), KEEZHETHU MATTATHIL HOUSE, KANINADU PO, 682 310, ERNAKULAM. 3. KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, EMPLOYEES' FEDERATION (AITUC), REGN.NO.269/79, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, SUGATHAN, MASCOT SQUARE, VAZHUTHAKADU, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADVS. SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF SMT.MOLLY JACOB SMT.RABIA BEEGAM T.K. SRI.JOBI.A.THAMPI SMT.M.KABANI DINESH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. LABOUR COMMISSIONER, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SHANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM 695 001. 2. KERALA STATE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANGING DIRECTOR, CHAITHRAM HOTEL, THAMPANOOR,TRIVANDRUM – 695 003. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.A. ASIF R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.A.AHAMED, SC , KTDC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 2110 of 2011(K) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD 28.2.2006 IN O.P.NO. 16743/01 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE RECRUITMENT, STAFF PATTERN AND PROMOTION POLICY 2007. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE MINUTES OF MEETINGS HELD ON 29.3.2007 AND 2.4.2007 AT MASCOT HOTEL, TRIVANDRUM, WITH THE TRADE UNIONS. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 6.12.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS 1 & 2 ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 28.8.2009 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER UNION BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.1(2)/1523/09 DTD 8.7.2010 FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 19.8.2010 SUBMITTED TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 2110 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The first petitioner is an employee of the Kerala State Tourism Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the KTDC' for short). The second petitioner is a former employee of the KTDC. The third petitioner is a trade union representing a section of employees of the KTDC. The prayer in this writ petition is for an order directing the first respondent to initiate conciliation proceedings in respect of the issues raised in Ext.P4 representation submitted by the petitioners and others in the matter of rectifying the anomaly in the scale of pay of Assistant Cook/Waiter etc., in the KTDC. 2. Sri.M.A.Asif, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent submitted that the first respondent will examine the issue raised by the petitioners in Ext.P4 representation and do the needful in the matter. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to examine the issue raised by the petitioners in Ext.P4 representation and do the needful in the matter in consultation with the KTDC and WPC No.2110/2011 2 with notice to the parties and finalise the same expeditiously and in any event within three months from the date on which the petitioners produce a copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.2110/2011 3 WPC No.2110/2011 4