IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 3RD ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 24437 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MUHAMMED MUSTAFA, S/O.ABDULLA (LATE), AGED 41 YEARS, SUB ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, MELATTUR, RESIDING AT KARUVATH HOUSE, VETTATHUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- WP(C) No. 24437 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Sub Engineer in the Electricity Board. He joined the Electricity Board pursuant to Ext.P1 advice memo dated 02/05/2003. According to the petitioner, he had earlier served as a teacher in the A.M. U.P. School, Vettathur from 21/06/1983 to 01/11/1990. Petitioner claims that his service in A.M.U.P.School is entitled to be reckoned for weightage in fixation of the salary. Request made by him as per Ext.P6 before the Chairman of the Electricity Board is pending consideration. 2. I have heard learned Standing Counsel for KSEB. 3. This writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to take appropriate decision on Ext.P6 representation within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment, after issuing notice to the petitioner. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) jg