IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER 2010 / 17TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36651 of 2010(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- G.S.SURESH KUMAR, S/O. K.GANGADHARAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS, OFFSET OPERATOR SENIOR GRADE (RETIRED), (RESIDING AT SRUTHI BHAVAN, KP.XIV/234, P.O. MUTTADA, TRIVANDRUM-24. BY ADVS. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. PIN-695001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL(A&E) KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695039. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.36651 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT While working as Offset Operator Gr.I in the office of the Directorate of Printing of the Government of Kerala, the petitioner was promoted as Offset Operator Senior Grade, by Ext.P1 order. He retired from service on 31.3.2010. According to the petitioner, the Offset Operator Senior Grade carries the scale of pay of `.8390-13270/-. But, even after promotion to that post, the scale of pay of the petitioner continued to be `.7990-12930/-. According to the petitioner, on promotion, the petitioner should have been given the scale of pay of `.8390- 13270/-. Seeking this benefit, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as W.P.(C)No.36651/10 2 expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.36651/10 3