IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2008 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1930 WP(C).No. 25893 of 2007(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ANDREWS A. THOMAS, STATE PRESIDENT, KERALA CIVIL JUDICIAL STAFF ORGANISATION, REG.NO.226/82, SUB COURT, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.K.K.RAJEEV SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, FINANCE (EXPENDITURE) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MANOJ KUMAR ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. FOR R.2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 25893 of 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 16.11.1981 EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER G.O (P) NO.448/92/FIN. DATED 7.7.1992 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT-P3: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER GIVEN BY THE GENERAL SECRETARY TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH COPY OF THE RESOLUTION DATED 17.2.2004 EXHIBIT-P4: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 25.7.2007 /TRUE COPY/ P.A.T O JUDGE V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 25893 of 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st May, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner, who is a State President of the Kerala Civil Judicial Staff Organisation seeks enhancement of the travelling allowance of Process Servers and Amins in the Kerala Judicial Service in proportion to the enhancement of bus/train charges. The request is pending consideration before the Government as Exhibit P4. 2. I heard learned Special Government Pleader also. Request made by the petitioner is eligible to be considered by the Government seriously. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider Exhibit-P4 keeping in mind the enhancement of the bus/train charges payable from time to time and take a decision thereon within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007 Common issues are raised for consideration in all these writ petitions. Reference is made to the facts in Writ Petition No.4562/2008 for the sake of convenience.