IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER 2011/30TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WPC.No. 34275 of 2011 (H) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. KUMARY GEETHA, ICDS SUPERVISOR, ICDS PROJECT OFFICE, NEMOM, NEMOM P.O. 2. JESSY MANET C, ICDS SUPERVISOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM URBAN III, ICDS PROJECTO OFFICE, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. SUMA B.S, ICDS SUPERVISOR, ICDS PROJECT OFFICE, PALLOM ADDITIONAL, KOTTAYAM-686014 4. KALA R, ICDS SUPERVISOR,ICDS PROJECT OFFICE, CHENGANNUR ALAPPUZHA BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 2. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 R1 AND R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.JOSE ADIYODI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21-12-2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: STK WPC.No. 34275/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1:- TRUE COPY OF THE SPECIAL RULES FOR KERALA SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES. EXT.P2:- TRUE COPY OF THE STATE SERVICE RULES FOR KERALA SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICE ISSUED BY WAY OF G.O(P)NO.23/2010 DTD 30/3/2010. EXT.P3:- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 1/8/2007. EXT.P4:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DTD 28/1/2009. EXT.P5:- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 31/10/2010 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6:- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 18/11/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P7:- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 30/10/2010 SUBMITTED BY 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P8:- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 21/6/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P9:- TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PART OF THE PAY REVISION ORDER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P A TO JUDGE STK K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 34275 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st December, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as Supervisors in the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS for short) at various places. They were given the benefit of time bound second higher grade in accordance with the relevant government orders. According to the petitioners, the higher grades were not computed on the correct scale of pay that is applicable to them. According to them, they are entitled to be paid the higher grade in the pay scale of Rs.10,790 - 18,000. Aggrieved by the denial of the benefit claimed by them, they have submitted Exts.P5 to P8 representations which are pending before the first respondent. The counsel for the petitioners submits that the representations are to be forwarded to the first respondent by the second respondent and to be considered and disposed of by the first respondent. He seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the consideration of the representations. 2. I have heard the learned Govt. Pleader also. WPC 34275/2011 2 3. In view of the limited relief that is sought, I am satisfied that this writ petition can be disposed of directing the representations to be considered. 4. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the second respondent to forward the representations of the petitioners to the first respondent and further directing the first respondent to consider the said representations evidenced herein by Exts.P5 to P8 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj P.S.to Judge WPC 34275/2011 3