IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30380 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- SANGEETHA.P.S,LABORATORY ASSISTANT, CO-OPERATIVE MEDICAL COLLEGE,H.M.T.COLONY.P.O, KALAMASSERY,KOCHI-683503. BY ADV. MR.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI MR.BRIJESH MOHAN MR.T.R.SADEESAN SMT.DHANYA CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION,CO-OPERATIVE BANK TOWERS,VIKAS BHAVAN.PO TRIVANDRUM-695033.REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. 2. THE PRINCIPAL,CO-OPERATIVE MEDICAL COLLEGE,H.M.T.COLONY.P.O,KALAMASSERY, KOCHI-683503. BY ADV. MR.THOMAS ABRAHAM,SC,CO.OP ACADEMY-PRO FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 30380 of 2009(N) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO. 773/2006/CMC/1566 DATED 16.3.2006 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO.E-1006(13)/2008/CAPE/590 DATED 19.4.2008 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS NO. E1-62/07/CAPE/046 DATED 2.1.2007 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT EXTRACT OF ORDER NO.E1-3437/2008/CAPE DATED 25.9.2008 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER AND 7 OTHERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 29.10.2008. EXT.P6 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 27.3.2009. // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE rhs S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 30380 of 2009 ................................................. Dated this the 19th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Laboratory Assistant under the 2nd respondent working as such from 2005 onwards. Her services were regularised by Ext.P1 and her probation was also declared as per Ext.P2. The pay scales of employees of the 2nd respondent were revised with effect from 1.12.2006 and also with effect from 1.11.2008 as is evident from Exts.P3 and P4. But no revision of pay was granted to Laboratory Assistants in Ext.P4. The petitioner submits that this amounts to discrimination. The petitioner therefore filed Ext.P6 representation in this regard. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the counsel for the respondent also. 3. The counsel for the respondents submits that Ext.P6 can be disposed of within two months. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from W.P(C) No. 30380 of 2009 -2- today, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. If the 1st respondent decides to grant pay revision to the petitioner, monetory benefits arising therefrom shall be disbursed within another month. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs