IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2009 / 29TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1890 of 2009(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N. RAJU, DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER (RETED), TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHPURAM, RESIDING AT VANDANAM, KANNIMEL-C, KILIKOLLUR P.O. KOLLAM 691 004. BY ADV. SRI.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL SRI.S.VISHNU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM) KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY S.C. SHRI K.S. ANIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1890 of 200-Y - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner retired from the service of the Kerala State Electricity Board as Deputy Chief Engineer on 31.12.2003. In September 2007 orders were issued revising the pay and allowances of the officers of the Board to be effective from 30.6.2003. Going by the said order, the petitioner was entitled to have his pay fixed at Rs.31065/- and to treat an amount of Rs.4515/- as Personal Pay. According to him, instead of Rs.4515/- the respondents have arrived at an amount of Rs.3150/- as Personal Pay based on a circular issued by the Audit Department. The petitioner was representing the authorities to rectify the matter and to grant appropriate reliefs to him in accordance with Board orders. Ext.P4 is the last of the representation filed by him before the respondents. Going by Ext.P5 acknowledgment card, the same has been received by the respondents also. There will be a direction to the authority competent among the respondents to consider Ext.P5 and pass orders in accordance with law, WPC 1890/2009 2 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/