IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 11TH JUNE 2010 / 21ST JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18125 of 2010(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- E.M.THOMAS, FIRST GRADE OVERSEER, VELOORKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOTTANELLUR.P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, FINANCE (PRC-C) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18125 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as First Grade Overseer. According to him, he has completed 16 years of service on 3.4.2005 and became eligible for second time bound higher grade in the scale of Rs.11070-18450, with effect from 1.3.2006. However, he has now been issued with Ext.P1 order directing that his pay be fixed in the scale of Rs.9190-15510. It is in this circumstances, claiming that he is entitled to refix the scale of pay as applicable to Assistant Engineer, i.e., Rs.11070-18450, that this writ petition is filed. 2. As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the very same issue was considered by this Court, in the light of the pay revision orders, and Exts.P4 and P5 judgments have been rendered upholding such claims. Since the very issue is covered by the aforesaid judgments in favour of the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to succeed. W.P.(C) No.18125/2010 2 Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that petitioner shall be extended second time bound higher grade, in the scale of pay, Rs.11070-18450 as applicable to Assistant Engineer. Necessary consequential orders in this regard shall be passed, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE. nj.