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. 821 of 2009(W) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.B. VISWANATHAN, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O. SHRI BALARAMA PANICKER, BUILDING INSPECTOR, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, ALAPPUZHA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN FOR R1 TO R3 ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS FOR R4 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. 821 of 2009-W - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Building Inspector. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that he has not been granted the eligible higher grade in the scale of pay of Rs.7200-11460 on completion of 23 years of service as ordered by the appropriate authorities in similar cases. The petitioner is relying upon Ext.P3 order passed by the Director of Urban Affairs (2nd respondent) dated 12.3.2007 by which reliefs have been granted to two other similarly placed employees. It is therefore prayed that the second respondent may be directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 after considering the order Ext.P3 also. 2. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/