IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2009 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 35459 of 2009(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. A.MURALEEDHARAN,WORKING AS UD CLERK, MUNICIPAL OFFICE,KASARAGOD,KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. MANOJ KUMAR.K,WORKING AS UD CLERK, MUNICIPAL OFFICE,KANHANGAD,KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3. HARIPRASAD.K,WORKING AS UD CLERK, MUNICIPAL OFFICE,PAYYANNUR,KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. VASUDEVAN.M.K,WORKING AS UD CLERK, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, PAYYANNUR,KANNUR DISTRICT. 5. PRAMOD.K,WORKING AS UD CLERK, MUNICIPAL OFFICE,PAYYANNUR,KANNUR DISTRICT. 6. DAMODARAN.P.V,WORKING AS UD CLERK, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, PAYYANNUR,KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV.MR.K.N.CHANDRABABU RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONN DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KASARAGOD MUNICIPALITY, REP.BY THE SECRETARY,MUNICIPAL OFFICE,KASARAGOD, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3. THE KANHANGAD MUNICIPALITY,REP.BY THE SECRETARY,MUNICIPAL OFFICE,KANHANGAD, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 4. THE PAYYANNUR MUNICIPALITY,REP.BY THE SECRETARY,MUNICIPAL OFFICE,PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 5. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) No. 35459 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 9th day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioners 1 to 5 initially joined in the Police department as Police Constable and 6th petitioner joined in the Forest department as Forest Guard. While so, they got selected and were advised to the post of L.D.Clerk/Bill Collector in the Municipal Common Service. According to the petitioners, initially on joining Municipal Common Service they were given the benefit of pay protection and that was later revised and pay was re-fixed to their disadvantage. It is stated that complaining of this, they have filed Ext.P7, P12, P14, P18 and P21 before the fifth respondent and orders have not been passed on these representations. In this writ petition they seek directions for expediting a decision on the representations. 2. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, I dispose of this writ petition directing the fifth respondent, who has been now designated as Director of Urban Affairs, to consider Exts.P7, P12, P14, P18 and P21 and pass orders thereon. This shall be done W.P.(C) No. 35459/09 2 as expeditiously as possible. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the fifth respondent along with a copy of the writ petition, for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. mn.