IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 29TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 5266 of 2010(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.RADHA DEVI, OTHIRETHU (DEVI SADANAM), PENNUKKARA P.O., KODUKULANJI (VIA), CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZA DISTRICT, (RETIRED FROM SERVICE AS UPSA, UPS PERINGLIPPURAM, CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA). BY ADV. SRI.V.MADHUSUDHANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTIRCT. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, CHENGANNUR, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. THE HEADMASTER, U.P.S, PERINGLIPPURAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.5266 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 18th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired UPSA of an aided school. She was appointed on 24.1.1991 in a permanent vacancy. One Smt.C.Sujatha was also appointed as LPSA in the same school on the very same day. Their probation was also declared with effect from the same date. The petitioner claims that she was senior to the said Smt.Sujatha. But Smt.Sujatha was drawing higher pay than the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner requested for refixation of pay on par with that of her junior. In respect thereof, the petitioner has filed Exts.P6 and P7 before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P6 and P7 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P6 and P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge . 2