IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2007 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1928 OP.No. 18805 of 1999(L) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ P.K.RAGHAVAN NAIR, S/O.A.K.KRISHNA KURUP, RESIDING AT ANNAKATT KOILOTH, NEDAKKUTHAZHA VILLAGE, VADAKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA SRI.A.SUDHI VASUDEVAN, SC, KSEB SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP.NO.30888/1999 IN OP. NO.18805/1999 DISMISSED 21.03.2007 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT.3.4.57 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF ORDER DT.15.3.96 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT.8.4.99 SENT TO THE PETITIONER BY 2ND RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- O.P. NO. 18805 OF 1999 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of March , 2007. J U D G M E N T This original petition is filed with the following prayer. i) Direct the 2nd respondent to give all the benefits of pay revision with effect from 01.03.1992 on the basis of G.O. (P) No. 600/93/Fin. dated 25.07.1993 by an appropriate writ order or direction with 18% interest within a period of one month. 2. In view of the stand taken by the Kerala State Electricity Board in the statement that the pay revision benefit brought into force from 01.07.1993 cannot be extended to the petitioner, who retired from service on 31.07.1992, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for an opportunity to approach the Government, since according to the petitioner he is the only person left in the service of the Electricity Board who was denied the benefit of Exhibit P1 Government Order. Accordingly, this original petition is disposed of as follows: In the event of the petitioner approaching the Government within a period of two months from today, the Secretary to Government in the concerned Administrative Department shall look into the matter with notice to the petitioner and take appropriate action in accordance with law within a period of another four months. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp