IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1929 OP.No. 2492 of 2000(V) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. M. RAMESHAN, SENIOR INSPECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OFFICE OF THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, (GENERAL), KANNUR. 2. P. PREMARAJAN, SENIOR INSPECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), KANNUR. ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V. MANOJKUMAR. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/11/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P. NO. 4062/2000 IN O.P. NO. 2492/2000 DISMISSED 16/11/2007. SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE PAGE-112 OF THE REPORT OF THE PAY REVISION COMMITTEE (1998). EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE PAGE-169 OF THE REPORT OF THE PAY REVISION COMMITTEE (1998). EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE PAGE-20 OF THE PAY REVISION ORDER ISSUED AS PER G.O. (P). NO. 3000/98/FIN. DTD. 25/11/1998. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE PAGE-38 OF THE PAY REVISION ORDER ISSUED AS PER G.O. (P). NO. 3000/98/FIN. DTD.25/11/1998. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. EC2/8499/98. DT. 26/09/1999 ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE PAGE-19 OF THE PAY REVISION ORDER ISSUED AS PER G.O. (P). NO. 3000/98/FIN. DTD.25/11/1998. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. NO. 2492 OF 2000 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of November, 2007. J U D G M E N T This original petition is filed mainly with the following prayers: i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order declaring that Senior Co-operative Inspectors are entitled to get higher scale of pay than that of Junior Superintendents in the Pay Revision Order issued by the Government by G.O.(P) No. 3000/98/Fin. dated 25th November, 1998. ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the respondents to give the petitioners the scale of pay of Rs. 5800-9425 as Senior Co-operative Inspectors and consequential benefits based on that should be made available to them with effect from 01.03.1997. iii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order declaring that Special Grade Senior Co-operative Inspectors/Special Grade Senior Auditors are entitled to get the scale of pay of Rs. 6500-10550, two grades above than that of Junior Superintendents shown in G.O.(P) No. 3000/98/Fin. dated 25th November, 1998. 2. Since the petitioners have sought for a writ of mandamus, it is for them to approach the Government. In the O.P. 2492/2000 2 event of the petitioners approaching the second respondent within a period of one month from today, the matter will be duly considered by the second respondent with notice to the petitioners and appropriate orders in accordance with law in the matter will be passed within a period of another four months. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp O.P. 2492/2000 3 KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. NO. 2492 OF 2000 J U D G M E N T 16.11.2007