IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 2410 of 2011(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.K.LALITHA, MEDICAL ORDERLY, KALADY GROUP HOSPITAL, KALADY PLANTATION.P.O., ALWAYE-683583. 2. SALY PAUL, MEDICAL ORDERLY, KALADY GROUP HOSPITAL, KALADY PLANTATION.P.O., ALWAYE-683583. BY ADV. SRI.ALEX.M.SCARIA SRI.M.JOSE ANTONY SRI.JIMMY GEORGE SRI.GEORGE T. THACHETT RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE(PU) DEPARTMENT TRIVANDRUM-1. 2. PLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR,KANJIKUZHI, KOTTAYAM-4. ADV. SRI.V.ABRAHAM MARKOS FOR R1 SRI.MATHEWS K.UTHUPPACHAN FOR R1 SRI.BINU MATHEW FOR R1 SRI.TERRY V.JAMES FOR R1 SRI.B.J.JOHN PRAKASH FOR R1 SRI.TOM THOMAS (KAKKUZHIYIL) FOR R1 SMT.NISHA BOSE,GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2410/2011-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are working as Medical Orderly in the Hospital of the second respondent Plantation Corporation. They seek for a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 representation within a time frame. 2. The petitioners are claiming revision of their pay scale and they also submit that after the submission of their option in the light of Ext.P1 Government Order, the scale of pay was substituted by Ext.P2 Government Order. In the light of the above, there has occurred a change of scale of pay. In these circumstances they have approached the Government to permit them to exercise their second option to come over to the modified scale of pay in Ext.P2. Ext.P3 is a copy of the representation submitted by the first petitioner before the Government in this regard. W.P.(C). No.2410/2011 -:2:- 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent. It is submitted that the Government is yet to take a decision in the matter. 4. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on the representations pending after hearing the petitioners and the second respondent within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioners will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE