IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2009 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 31147 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. BYJU.P.P., JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE-I, KANNUR MUNICIPALITY, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. SUDHEER BABU.M, JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE-II, KANHANGAD MUNICIPALITY, KASARGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.CHANDRABABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MUNICIPALITY OF KANNUR, REP. BY SECRETARY, O/O. MUNICIPAL OFFICE KANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. THE MUNICIPALITY OF KANHANGAD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, O/O. THE MUNICIPALITY, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE DEPUTY EXAMINER OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT, KASARGOD. SC FOR R2 SRI. K.K. CHANDRAN PILLAI BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.31147 OF 2009 (K) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners submit that they were appointed as Junior Health Inspector Grd-II in the Department of Health and subsequently got appointed as Health Inspector Grd.II in the Municipal Common service. It is also stated that subsequently, both of them have been promoted as Health Inspector Grd.I. First Petitioner is now working at Kannur Municipality and the 2nd petitioner is now working at Kanhangad Municipality. 2. According to the petitioners initially on joining the Municipal Common Service, their pay was protected, but was refixed later at the minimum of the scale. Complaining of this first petitioner has filed Ext.P6 and the second petitioner has filed Ext.P10. It is stated that these representations are now pending before the 4th respondent. In this writ petition petitioners seek a direction to the 4th respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P10. WPC.No.31147 /09 :2 : 3. Having regard to the limited nature of the relief sought for, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 4th respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 submitted by the first Petitioner and Ext.P10 submitted by the 2nd petitioner,as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 8 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Petitioners shall produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the 4th respondent for compliance. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/