IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 13024 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. RADHAMANI AMMA AGED 60 YEARS, "USHUS" THOTTABHAGAM P.O. VALLEMKULAM, TIRUVALLA, (N.S.S.H.S. CHELAPPALLY P.O. KUNNAM) 2. P.K.UTHAMAKUTTYAMMA VECHOOPRAMBIL,EDAKUNNAM, (RETIRED U.P.S.A, N.S.S, U.P.S.CHENAPPADY) 3. BHANUMATHIAMMA K.G. GEETHA BHAVAN, T.P. PURAM.VAZHOOR (U.P.S.A,S.V.R.V.N.S.S,VAZHOOR) 4. P.P. NABEESA, NIZA MANZIL, PONKUNNAM (L.G.HINDI TEACHER G.H.S. VAZHOOR) 5. ALPHONSA,N.T. AGED 60 YEARS, W/O. JOSEPH.P.V.M KOLLAMPARAMBIL, VAIKKARI, MUNDAKAYAM P.O. (H.S.A. ST. JOSPEH'S G.H.S MUNDAKAYAM) 6. K.P. PADAMKUMARI, MANAYATH HOUSE, CHAMAMPATHAL, (U.P.S.A,SV.R.V.N.S.S., VAZHOOR) BY ADV. SRI.ESM.KABEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,.GOVERNMENT OF KERALA 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL THIRUVANANTHAPURAM G.P. SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.13024 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 11th day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are persons who retired from service between 1.3.2003 and 30.3.2004. The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that when the 8th pay revision orders were passed, the Government gave effect to the same only with effect from 1.7.2004. The petitioners' contention is that this is unjust in so far as the petitioners alone have been excluded for the pay revision although pay revision is ordinarily effected every five years. A learned Single Judge of this Court had disposed of similar writ petitions directing the Government to take appropriate decision in the matter expeditiously. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition also with a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision in the matter as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2