IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2008 / 22ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24524 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PADMINI.V.J, AGED 60, W/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, ANAGHA COTTAGE, ENANELLOOR.P.O, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.GOPIKRISHNA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).24524/2008 -------------------- Dated this the13th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from service on 31.10.2001 while she was working as Housekeeper in the Health Services Department. At the time of her retirement, she was placed in the scale of pay of Rs.3350-5275. Long after the petitioner retired from service, by G.O.(P). No.145/06/Fin. dated 25.3.2006, scale of pay of State Government employees was revised and the scale of pay of Rs.3350-5275 stood revised as Rs.5650-8790 with effect from 1.7.2004. In the 2004 pay revision order, certain categories of posts in the Legislature Secretariat were omitted. To rectify that anomaly, Ext.P2 Government Order dated 10.7.2007 was issued whereby Housekeepers/Reception Guides in the Legislature Secretariat were also placed in the scale of pay of Rs.5650-8790 with effect from 1.7.2004. In this writ petition, the petitioner claims the benefit of the said Government Order and seeks revision of pay with effect from 1997 and payment of arrears thereof till the date of her retirement. I am afraid there is no merit in the W.P.(C).24524/2008 2 contention raised by the petitioner. The petitioner admittedly retired from service on 31.10.2001. While she was in service, Housekeepers in the State Government service were in the scale of pay of Rs.3350- 5275. The said scale was revised to Rs.5650-8790 with effect from 1.7.2004 by G.O.(P).No.145/06/Fin. dated 25.3.2006. The petitioner, who had retired from service long prior to 1.7.2004, cannot claim that benefit. Ext.P2 was issued only to rectify the anomaly in the 2004 pay revision order. By Ext.P2 Government Order dated 25.3.2006, Housekeepers in the Legislature Secretariat were also placed in the scale of pay of 5650-8790 with effect from 1.7.2004. The petitioner who was not in service on 1.7.2004 cannot claim the benefit of either G.O.(P).No.145/06/Fin. dated 25.3.2006 or of Ext.P2 Government Order. The writ petition is misconceived and without merit and the same is accordingly dismissed in limine. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge mrcs