IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2008 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 4055 of 2002(G) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.SIVADASAN S/O.KUMARAN,AGED 55 YEARS, KUDIYIL HOUSE,EDAVOOR P.O.,KOOVAPADY. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH VIJAYAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED THROUGH THE SECRETARY,VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN,TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION,KURUPAMPADY. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.4055/2002 ORDER ON CMP. NO.7155/2002 IN OP. NO.4055/2002 DISMISSED 19.03.2008 SD/- T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE REVISED PROVISIONAL GRADATION LIST OF SE'S OF 1.1.93. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL. EXT.P3- COPY OF THE ESTT. 1-6039/2000 DT. 17.1.2001. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.B.O.NO.1717/99(ESTT),1/3086/99) DT. 2.8.99. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.4055 of 2002-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of March, 2008. JUDGMENT The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to step up the pay of the petitioner on par with Shri A.O. Paulose as was done in Ext.P4 order. The petitioner was an employee of the first respondent Board and he retired from service as Assistant Engineer, Electrical Section, Vengoor on 28.2.2001. He was promoted as such on 18.4.1992 and Shri A.O. Paulose who was junior to him, was promoted on 15.10.1993. There was a revision of pay fixation on 1.8.1993 and since his junior was promoted after the said pay fixation, he got the benefit of the revision resulting in drawing of a higher pay than the petitioner. The provisional gradation list shows that the petitioner is senior to Shri A.O. Paulose and their respective position shows that petitioner is serial No.1842 and Shri A.O. Paulose is serial No.2241. The petitioner had been submitting successive representations in the matter and one of them is Ext.P2. But by Ext.P3, his request was declined. The petitioner points out that in a similar case the respondents considered the application of one K. Jayamony for stepping up of pay on par with Shri A.O. Paulose and OP 4055/2002 -2- favourable orders have been passed. Ext.P4 is the said order. 2. In the light of the above factual position, if the petitioner files a detailed representation before the first respondent within a period of six weeks from today, the same shall be considered by the first respondent and appropriate action will be taken in the matter. Final orders shall be passed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. With the above directions, the original petition is disposed of. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ OP 4055/2002 -3- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.4055 of 2002-G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 19th March, 2008.