IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 24207 of 2009(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. REMADEVI P., FEMALE WARDER GR.I, CENTRAL PRISON, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 2. LAILA M.,FEMALE WARDER GR.I, WOMEN'S PRISON, NEYYATTINKARA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. VIJAYALAKSHMI R.,FEMALE WARDER GR.I. WOMEN'S PRISON, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 4. SREEKALA G.R. FEMALE WARDER GR.I, CENTRAL PRISON, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. P.SEETHALAKSHMI, FEMALE WARDER GR.I, CENTRAL PRISON, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. REMANI K. FEMALE WARDER GR.I, CENTRAL PRISON, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. USHA T., FEMALE WARDER GR.I, ATTINAL SUB JAIL, ATTINGAL THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 8. GIRIJAMMA A.V., FEMALE WARDER GR.I, DISTRICT JAIL, KOLLAM. 9. RETNAKUMARI, FEMALE WARDER GR.I, SUB JAIL, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ WPC NO.24207/2009 RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, (PRISONS), THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM. MS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.24207 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 5th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners, who are working as Female Warders Gr.II in Prisons Department, are claiming entitlement to be paid the scale of pay of Rs.7,480-11,910 applicable to Matron Grade II. This claim is made on the basis that by Ext.P1 pay revision order, they are entitled to the said scale. It is pointed out that urging their claim as above, they have already moved the 1st respondent by filing Ext.P3, and that the said representation has not been considered so far. In this writ petition, the learned counsel for the petitioners confines his prayer for a direction to the 1st respondent to pass orders on the said representation. 2. Having regard to the limited nature of the relief that is sought for, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P3 representation, if the said representation has been received, and is pending. This shall be WP(C) No.24207/2009 -2- done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg