IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2008 / 25TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 7565 of 2006(A) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: 1. C.M.VENUGOPAL, FIELD ASSISTANT, KALLALA ESTATE, KALADY PLANTATION P.O., PIN-683503. 2. C.P. VIDYADHARAN, FIELD ASSISTANT, ATHIRAPPILLI ESTATE, KALADY PLANTATION P.O., PIN-683503. 3. M.R. JAYAPRAKASH, FIELD ASSISTANT, ALAKODE ESTATE, PLANTATION CORPORATION, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. BABU SEBASTIAN, FIELD ASSISTANT, ATHIRAPPILLI ESTATE, KALADY PLANTATION P.O., PIN-683503. 5. K.N. CHANDRASEKHARAN, FIELD ASSISTANT, ATHIRAPPILLI ESTATE, KALADY PLANTATION P.O., PIN-683503. 6. SYAM CHANDRAN, FIELD ASSISTANT, ATHIRAPPILLI ESTATE, KALADY PLANTATION P.O., PIN-683503. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: 1. PLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD., KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. MANAGING DIRECTOR, PLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD., KOTTAYAM. 3. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE (PU) DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC, SRI. JOSEPH MARKOSE, SC FOR R1, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 7565 of 2006 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE REPORT OF THE PAY REVISION COMMITTEE EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER G.O (MS) NO,07/06/AD DATED 30/01/2006 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA EXHIBIT-P3: TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.PD/PA/7749 DATED 28/2/2006 ISSUED BY THE PLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LIMITED /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 7565 of 2006 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioners challenge Exhibit-P3, which is the proceedings of the Plantation Corporation, revising the scales of pay of Officers and Staff of the Corporation recommended by the Pay Revision Committee and approved by the Government, to the extent to which it denies Time Bound Higher Grade to petitioners with pay scale of Rs. 4600-7125. Clause 4 of Exhibit-P3, which reads as follows: “Anomalies, if any, shall be brought to the notice of the Government for ratification. The Board shall not attempt to rectify the anomalies” 2. In the circumstances, it would only be appropriate that petitioners may bring their grievance as regards the anomalies in the pay revision to the notice of the Government in the first instance. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to approach the Government W.P ( C) No. 7565 of 2006 2 with a representation pointing out the anomalies, if any, in Exhibit-P3. If it is done within one month from today, the Government shall, after hearing the petitioners or any one of them and a representative of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala Ltd, take a decision thereon, within a period of four months thereafter. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 7565 of 2006 3 (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 7565 of 2006 4 W.P ( C) No. 7565 of 2006 5