IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2011 / 18TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15325 of 2011(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SHEELA CHERIAN, ASST.DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, MUVATTUPUZHA, MINI CIVIL STATION, VAZAPPILLY.P.O., PIN-686 669, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ROY CHACKO. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SMITHA SUKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 15325 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Assistant Director of Agriculture in the Agriculture Department of the Government of Kerala. She has certain grievances regarding her scales of pay. According to the petitioner, the petitioner's juniors are getting higher pay than the petitioner. Detailing her grievances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P7 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/