IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2008 / 20TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 12167 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. P.P. MARY, W/O. GEORGE ISSAC, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (RTD), VALAYIL HOUSE, KIZHAKAMBALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. LEELAMMA ABRAHAM, W/O. P.JOY, PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER (RTD), KANKALIL HOUSE, MAMANGALAM, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. UMADEVI, W/O. MANICKOM, HSA (RTD), NEELAMANA MADAM, THUTHIYOOR, CSEZ(PO), ERNAKULAM. 4. A.V. ARYA DEVI, W/O. P.N.KRISHNAN NAMBOOTHIRI, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (RTD), PADAMATTATHU MANA, THUTHIYOOR, CSEZ (P.O), KOCHI-682 037. 5. M.V. RADHA, W/O. THAMPAN M.S., UPSA (RTD), MANAL MARIYIL HOUSE, VALAMPOOR, MAZHUVANNOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. SOSAMMA JOSEPH, HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (RTD), CHENNAMPILLIL HOUSE, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 7. MARYKUTTY CHACKO, W/O. P.L. GEORGE, HSA (RTD.), PALLITHANAM HOUSE, CHANGAMPUZHA NAGAR, UNICHIRA, ERNAKULAM-682 033. 8. C.G. LAKSHMIKUTTY AMMA, W/O. P.K. VENUMADHAVAN, HSA (HINDI) RTD., LEKSHMI VILAS, PADAMUGAL-PALACHUVADU, KUNDANNOOR KARA, P.O. KAKKANAD. 9. VALSA MATHEW, W/O. JIMMY ABRAHAM, HSA (RTD), PALAL KALAPPATTIL, KUSUMAGIRI P.O., KAKKANAD, KOCHI-682 030. 10. ELIZABETH P.M., W/O. K.M.ISSAC, HSA (RTD), KURAVANKUDYIL, THRIKKALATHOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 11. E.K. LEELAMMA, W/O. RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI N., HSA (RTD), NARAYANA BHAVAN, KUNDANNOOR, KAKKANAD-682030, ERNAKULAM. 12. T.I. THANKAMANI, W/O. P.M.EBRAHIM, HSA (RTD), PERUMPILLIL, KUSUMAGIRI P.O., KAKKANAD, KOCHI-30. 13. C.K. AMMINI, W/O. JOSEPH J.THOTTAKATH UPSA (RTD), THOTTAKATH HOUSE, NEAR LOURDE'S HOSPITAL, ERNAKULAM. 14. KAMALA N.M., W/O. MANI P.K., UPSA (RTD), PAYYAPPILLIL HOUSE,PANAMPILLY NAGAR PO KOCHI-36. BY ADV. SRI.CHERIAN VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GP. SRI. A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No. 12167 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 9th day of April, 2008. = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = J U D G M E N T Petitioners are persons who retired as aided school teachers during the period between 1.3.2002 to 30.6.2004. They are aggrieved by their exclusion from the purview of pay revision orders issued by the Government of Kerala by fixing the date of effect of pay revision as 1.7.2004. Petitioners submit that such exclusion of persons who retired between 1.3.2002 and 30.6.2006 is arbitrary and discriminatory, in so far as pay revision is effected every 5 years. Learned Government pleader submits that a learned Single Judge of this Court has disposed similar petitions directing the Government to consider this issue and to pass appropriate orders. 2. Accordingly this writ petition is also disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the issue and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible at any rate within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-