IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2008 / 4TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3034 of 2007(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ G.MOHANDAS,"SIVAM", AMBELIPADAM ROAD, VYTTILA, COCHIN-19. FORMER M.D, K.S.W.C,COCHIN-16. BY ADV. SRI.N.D.PREMACHANDRAN SRI.D.AJITHKUMAR SMT.A.K.SAJITHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION, REP. BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OFFICE, KERALA STATE WAREHOUSING CORPORATION ROAD, COCHIN - 682 016. BY ADV. SRI.MAJNU KOMATH, SC, K.S.W.C. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 3034 of 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1- A COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER DATED 24.9.2001 EXT.P2- A COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE MIMUTES OF THE 241ST MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXT.P3- A COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 2.5.2006 EXT.P4- A COPY OF THEIR COMMUNICATION DATED 11.5.2006 EXT.P5- A COPY OF AN EXTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED NIL EXT.P6- A COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11.8.06 EXT.P7- COPY OF JUDGMENT IN O.P.29055/01 DATED 21.11.06 EXT.P8- COPY OF JUDGMENT IN O.P.28916/01 DATED 21.11.06 EXT.P9- A COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 17.12.06 (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).3034/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 24th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner had served as the Managing Director of the second respondent, Corporation, during the period from 24.9.2001 to 16.8.2006. His grievance is that the scale of pay applicable to the Managing Director was not fixed during his tenure and consequently he did not receive the emoluments due to him. By Ext.P2, the Board of Directors of the Corporation had proposed a pay scale of Rs.16300-450-19900/- with other benefits. Thereafter, by Ext.P3, second respondent sought for an approval in that regard from the first respondent, Government. By Ext.P4, approval in that behalf was granted by the Central Warehousing Corporation. Exts.P6 to P9 are further representations by the petitioner before the Government for approval of Ext.P2 and consequent disbursal of the salary due to the petitioner. Apparently petitioner was permitted to receive only the advance amount by way of salary for each month in the post of General Manager. W.P.(C).3034/2007 2 2. There is a dispute as to whether the amount by way of advance salary was legally sanctioned by the Board of Executive Committee or not. It is not necessary to resolve that dispute in this case. Essentially this writ petition is filed for a direction to the respondents to disburse the salary to the petitioner in the pay scale proposed under Ext.P2. 3. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioner Mr.N.D.Premachandran, learned Government Pleader Mr.Nandakumar and the learned Standing counsel Mr.Majnu Komath. 4. Mr.Premachandran submits that as evidenced by Ext.P5, concerned Minister as also the Chief Minister had apparently endorsed approval for acceptance of pay scale resolved under Ext.P2. But there is nevertheless delay in the Government giving approval. 5. In the circumstances where Government is yet to grant approval, I am of the view that the Government should be directed to take a decision within a time frame. W.P.(C).3034/2007 3 6. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Exts.P3, P6 and P9 and take a decision in the matter of granting approval to the fixation of pay scale applicable to the post of Managing Director of the second respondent, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a coy of this judgment. If the Government accords approval, consequential steps shall be taken by the second respondent to disburse the benefits due to the petitioner. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs