IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 9361 of 2011(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ANILKUMAR.T., OVERSEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION KECHERY, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, KUNNAMKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. GEORGEKUTTY MATHEW RESPONDENT: --------------- THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION KUNNAMKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 680 517. ADV. MR. K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB MR. PULIKOOL ABUBACKER, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) 9361 OF 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT. P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE PAY SLIP OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE MONTH FEBRUARY 2011 EXT. P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT ON 10.12.2010 EXT. P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER ON 21.01.2011 EXT. P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE PAY SLIP OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2011 EXT. P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE MOOLAMATTOM ELECTRICITY BOARD EMPLOYEES CO OPERATIVE SOCIEITY TO THE RESPONDENT ON 09.02.2011 EXT. P6 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 17.09.2011 /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No . 9361 of 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 2nd day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court for a direction to be given to the respondent for issuance of salary certificate of the petitioner as sought for in Ext. P2 application. 2. The application preferred by the petitioner was earlier rejected by the respondent Board by issuing Ext. P3 stating that the certificate sought for by the petitioner can never be issued in view of the 'net pay' available to the petitioner. The petitioner has filed I.A. No. 17110 of 2011, producing a copy of the communication issued by the respondent Board on 22.09.2011 as Ext. P6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the pay of the petitioner has been substantially increased as borne by Ext. P6 and that the only hurdle in issuing the certificate as pointed out therein is pendency of the present Writ Petition. 2. Heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent Board as well. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent to reconsider Ext. P2 application W.P. (C) No. 9361 of 2011 : 2 : preferred by the petitioner for issuance of salary certificate, with reference to the contents of Ext. P6 communication dated 22.09.2011 issued by the Board as aforesaid. The proceedings as above shall finalized as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd