IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2011 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 9550 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. V.K.VALSALAN, HEAD CLERK, RAMAMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. K.C.JAYAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, RAMAMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. N.M.MOHANAN, U.D.CLERK, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 4. B.S.SURESH BABU, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, KUNNATHUNADU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. V.G.RENJITH, U.D.CLERK, PAMPAKUDA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. K.T.SANTHOSH, U.D.CLERK, PAMPAKUDA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.ANIL K.NAIR SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL SRI.V.MADHUSUDHANAN SRI.PRAMJI PAUL VAZHAPPILLY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT(EPA)DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 9550 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 7th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The issue involved in this writ petition is as to whether the Government is liable to revise the norms for classification of panchayats in the State as Special Grade Panchayats and other Panchayats for the purpose of determining the number of posts of Special Grade Secretaries and Secretaries available in various panchayats. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in the present pay revision, the Government has done away with the classification of Secretaries as Special Grade Secretaries and Secretaries for grama panchayats and prescribed an integrated scale of pay for all Secretaries. Therefore, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no point in now considering the writ petition on merits. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge