IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 17TH JANUARY 2008 / 27TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2078 of 2008(V) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. THE SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL STAFF ASSOCIATION, ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE REPRESENTED BY IT'S GENERAL SECRETARY, SRI.A.BABURAJAN, RESIDING AT AZHIHALATHU, CHATHAMANGALAM, KOZHIKODE. 2. SHEEJI D.K., TRAINING INSTRUCTOR, GOVERNMENT I.T.C.(SEDO), ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE JACOB (JOSE) SMT.RESHMI POULOSE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, P.T.P. NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN, GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 2078 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 17th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is an Association of Technical Staff employed in various Industrial Training Centres under the Scheduled Caste Development Department. Second petitioner is working as a Training Instructor in the ITC managed by the Scheduled Caste Development Department at Elathur in Kozhikode. The grievance raised by the petitioners relates to the alleged anomaly in the pay scale of Training Instructors working in different Industrial Training Centres managed by the Scheduled Caste Department, on a comparison with the post of Junior Instructor in the Industrial Training Institutes managed by the Industrial Training Department. Anomaly came about pursuant to the implementation of the pay revision order G.O (P) No.145/2006/Fin. Dated 25.3.2006, according to the petitioners. They contend that the nature of the duties discharged by the Training Instructors in the various Industrial Training Centres managed by the Scheduled Caste Department is same as that of W.P ( C) No. 2078 of 2008 2 Junior Instructors in the Industrial Training Institutes managed by the Industrial Training Department. 2. In my view, since the petitioner have brought the alleged anomaly to the notice of the Government, it is up to the Government to look into the same and find out whether there is an anomaly, and if so, the mode of rectification. Exhibit P7 is pending before the Government. After having heard the learned Government Pleader also, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to look into the petitioners' claim regarding the alleged anomaly in the pay scale applicable to Training Instructors in the Industrial Training Centres managed by the Scheduled Caste Department. To enable the Government to do so, the first petitioner may file a detailed representation before the Government, within one month from today and if it is so filed, it shall be looked into and appropriate action shall be taken, within three months thereafter. The other contentions of petitioners are left open. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 2078 of 2008 3 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 W.P ( C) No. 2078 of 2008 4 ORDER 25th May, 2007