IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2009 / 19TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 931 of 2009(J) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ G. SURENDRAN, WATCHMAN, SAMIRTHI KENDRAM, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRE CAMPUS, ATTIPRA, KULATHOOR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SCHEDULED CASTE & SCHEDULED TRIBE, DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SAMRUTHI KENDRAM ATTIPRA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, NIRMIDI KENDRAM BUILDING, PTP NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PROJECT MANAGER, SAMRUTHI KENDRAM, ATTIPRA, KULATHOOR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 931 of 2009-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The complaint raised by the petitioner is that even though he has been working as Watchman under the second respondent, his monthly salary for the period from September 2005 is not being paid. It is stated that he has approached the competent authority several times and Ext.P2 is the last of the representations filed by him before the second respondent. 2. The monthly salary that was being paid to the petitioner is only Rs.750/-. The employee is entitled to be paid salary for the period he had worked. Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and there will be a further direction that the eligible benefits found due to him will be disbursed without further delay. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/