IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2009 / 24TH POUSHA 1930 OP.No. 16872 of 1999(H) ---------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. C.K. KARUNAN, CHETTIARKANDY HOUSE, OORATH, KUTTIADY.P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. E. PADMANABHAN NAIR, EDAVALATH HOUSE, P.O. THALIYIL, KUTTIYADY (VIA), KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.P.K.SURESH KUMAR, SRI.K.P.SUDHEER. RESPONDENT: --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P. NO. 16872/1999-H: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER G.O. (P).NO.3000/98 FIN. DTD. 25/11/1998 AGGRIEVED BY A CLAUSE IN THE GOVERNMENT ORDER ISSUED UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PAY REVISION COMMITTEE, 1997. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE SECOND ORDER G.O. (P).NO.147/99/(5) FIN DTD. 13/01/1999 ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (FINANCE). RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- O.P.No.16872 of 1999 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners are challenging Ext.P1 which is the order issued by the Government regarding the revision of scale of pay of Government employees in the year 1998. The challenge is against clause 43 by which respondent fixed different dates for payment of arrears of salary and arrears of pension. According to them they were entitled to be paid the arrears in lump. Now that the period fixed in Ext.P1 order is already over, there is nothing to be adjudicated at this stage. The O.P is accordingly dismissed. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps