IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2011 / 3RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17048 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PADMAKUMARY A.P., TECHNICAL ASSISTANT GRADE III, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN-22. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SMT.DHANYA CHANDRAN SRI.M.V.JOSEPH (ALAPPUZHA) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., KALAMASSERY - 683104, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI V.VIJULAL FOR R1 ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAI,SC-COCHIN UNIVERSITY FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.17048/11 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF GO(P)NO.86/11/FIN. DT.26.2.2011 BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DT.28.5.11. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THEJUDGMENT DT.26.5.11 IN WPC14158/11 OF THIS COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE dsn T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.17048 Of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Technical Assistant Gr.III in the Department of Computer Applications, Cochin University of Science and Technology. 2. The grievance is regarding the anomalies in the pay revision order. It is pointed out that Exhibit P1 will result in deduction of pay scale of the petitioner. It is also pointed out that posts which require same qualification and are assigned similar duties and responsibilities are taken differently, which has resulted in discrimination. 3. Heard the the learned Government Pleader and learned Standing Counsel for the University. 4. There will be a direction to the Finance Anomaly Rectification Cell attached to the Finance Department to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P2 representation so that the grievance regarding the alleged anomaly will be duly considered. The same shall be done within a period of four months from the W.P.(C)No.17048/11 -2- date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Such orders will be passed after hearing the petitioner and the the University. Till the disposal of Exhibit P2, status quo as regards the scale of pay and designation of the petitioner will continue and the same will be subject to the orders to be passed in the representation. No costs. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn