IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2011 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 9230 of 2011(C) ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.SUDHI, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.K.RAMAN NAMBEESAN, KAMBRATH HOUSE, KOTTUR-POST, NADUVANNUR VIA, KOZHIKODE DT.-673 614, WORKING AS ASSISTANT FIELD OFFICER ICDP SUB CENTRE, POONATH, KOZHIKODE DIST. 2. P.SURESH, AGED 45 YRS., S/O.LATE KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR, "ASHIRWAD", KIZHAKKALIL HOUSE, PAYAMBRA-POST, KUNNAMANGALAM VIA, KOZHIKODE DT-673 571, WORKING AS ASSISTANT FIELD OFFICER, ICDP SUB CENTRE, KURUVATTOOR, KOZHIKODE DIST. 3. PRADEEP.K, AGED 46 YRS, S/O.MADHAVAN.K, KOLATE HOUSE, PANNIYOORKULAM, PANTHEERANKAVE-POST, KOZHIKODE-673 019, WORKING AS ASSISTANT FIELD OFFICER, ICDP SUB CENTRE, RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE DIST. 4. VINAYAN.E.P, AGED 39 YRS., S/O.LATE APPU NAIR, KUTTIYATKANDY HOUSE, KAKKODI-POST, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 611, WORKING AS ASSISTANT FIELD OFFICER, ICDP SUB CENTRE, ERAVANNUR, KOZHIKODE DIST. 5. A.AZEMETHULLAH KHAN, AGED 45 YRS., S/O.LATE A.AMANULLAH KHAN, "ARAFA" NEAR POTTAMMAL WATER TANK KUTHIRAVATTOM- POST, KOZHIKODE-673 016, WORKING AS ASSISTANT FIELD OFFICER, ICDP SUB CENTRE, NELLIKODE, KOZHIKODE DIST. 6. RAGUTHAMAN.T.V, AGED 49 YRS, S/O.LATE KANARAN.T.V, GURUCHARAN HOUSE, NANMINDA-POST, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 613, WORKING AS ASSISTANT FIELF OFFICER, ICDP SUB CENTRE, KANNANKARA, KOZHIKODE DIST. WP(C).No. 9230 of 2011(C) 7. P.BALAN, AGED 53 YRS, S/O.LATE CHOYI, KULAMULLA PARAMBIL, CHENOLI-POST, PERAMBRA VIA, KOZHIKODE DT-673 525, WORKING AS ASSISTANT FIELF OFFICER, ICDP SUB CENTRE, KAVUNTHARA, KOZHIKODE DIST. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAVI SRI.P.S.MURALI RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 9230 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners are Assistant Field Officers in various centres in Kozhikode district under the Animal Husbandry Department. They have certain grievances regarding payment of arrears of salary. According to the petitioners, persons similarly situated like the petitioners have already been granted arrears on the basis of Ext.P12 order issued by the respondents. Therefore, seeking that relief, the petitioners have filed Exts.P3 to P9 representations in the matter before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 to P9 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 to P9, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the 1st petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd