IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 23RD BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 20350 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PRASANNA KUMAR M.K.,AGED 57 YEARS, S/O.SRI.CHANDRAPPAN,LAKSHMI BHAVAN, PAIKUZHY P.O.,OCHIRA,KOLLAM-690526, (EX-HEAD OPERATOR (HG),WATER SUPPLY SECTION, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,OCHIRA,KOLLAM). BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR SMT.I.VINAYAKUMARI RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY,KOLLAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER (ESTT), KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.J. KRISHNAKUMAR, SC KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 20350 of 2009 -2- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.PHE 2-2157/70 DATED 24/7/1972 EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.WAS/E2 6017/89 DATED 15/5/1989 EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.KWA/AO/ESTT/PEN/6087/16901 DATED 7.6.2008 EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.E1 36/86 DATED 10/2008 EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 14.11.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.KWA /AO/ESTT/PEN DATED 24.2.2009 /TRUE COPY/ P.A TO JUDGE V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.20350 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th September,2009 J U D G M E N T Heard counsel on both sides. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the proposal to review the pay fixed in relation to him after his retirement from the post of Head Operator in the Water Authority. Ext.P5 representation filed by him is pending before the 2nd respondent. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P5 and pass an order thereon, after hearing the petitioner also, before taking a decision in the matter of review of the pay already fixed in relation to the petitioner, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma 2 3