IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2011 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 3678 of 2010(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SUNNY JOSE, SENIOR ASSISTANT, K.S.E.B., TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, KOTTARAKKARA. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI. PULIKOOL ABOOBACKER, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.3678/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE ORDER DATED 28/9/2001 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P2 COPY OF THE MEMO DATED 16/10/2001 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P3 COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 6/11/2001 SENT BY THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION KUNDARA TO THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, CIVIL DIVISION, KONNI. P4 COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 11/12/2001 SENT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P5 COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 01/2/2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P6 COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.EB3(B)/333/2006 DATED -2-2006. P7 COPY OF THE LETTER NO.EB3(B)/PROMOTION/2009/8 DATED 5/1/2009 SENT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P8 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 25/6/09 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN OF K.S.E.B. ADDL.EXT.P9: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 30/4/2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.3678 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of November 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as a Senior Assistant in the Kerala State Electricity Board ('KSEB' for short). The date of promotion of the petitioner to the post of Senior Assistant is 28.9.2001 as evidenced by Ext.P1. However, the benefit of the promotion was given to the petitioner only with effect from 3.10.2001. While so, the KSEB decided to grant promotion benefits with effect from the date of receipt of promotion orders. The said decision was taken as per Ext.P6 order. The petitioner, therefore, claims monitory benefits with effect from 28.9.2001. He has submitted Ext.P8 representation, which is pending consideration of the first respondent. The counsel for the petitioner places reliance on Ext.P9 to submit that similar reliefs have been granted to other employees. Therefore, he seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the consideration of Ext.P8 in the light of Ext.P9. WPC No.3678 of 2010 2 2. I have heard Sri.Pulikool Aboobacker, the standing counsel for the KSEB also. 3. This writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the claim of the petitioner set out in Ext.P8 representation in accordance with law and in the light of Ext.P9 and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE true copy P.S.TO JUDGE css/