IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2010 / 1ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 9878 of 2010(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. SANKARANARAYANAN.V.C, THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, P.W.D.BUILDING SECTION, SHORNUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. VASUDEVAN.P., THIRD GRADE OVERSEER, P.W.D.BUILDING SECTION, SHORNUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D.ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D.BUILDINGS DIVISION, PALAKKAD. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D.BUILDINGS SUB DIVISION, SHORNUR, PALAKKAD. 5. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, P.W.D.BUILDING SECTION, SHORNUR, PALAKKAD. GP SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 9878 of 2010 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O.(MS) 6/2006/PWD DATED 30.1.06 EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 27.9.06 IN W.P.(C).14996/06 EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EB5-12017/07(1) DATED 6.7.07 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EB5-12017/07(2) DATED 6.7.07 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EB5/665/07(1) DATED 21.2.07 ISSUED TO ONE A.P.SANKARAN BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P6- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EB5/13175/06 DATED 28.9.06 ISSUED TO P.Y.VINCENT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P7- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.EB5-9000/06 DATED 19.12.06 GIVEN TO E.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P8- TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O.(P).125/06/FIN DATED 17.3.06 EXT.P9- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 21.10.09 IN W.P.(C).22761/07 (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C).9878/2010 -------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The prayer sought in the writ petition is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to give revised scale of pay to the petitioners as per Ext.P1 with effect from 1.11.1998. 2. It is seen that this very issue was considered by this Court in W.P.(C).22761/2007 and the writ petition was disposed of by Ext.P9 judgment, directing that the benefit of Ext.P1 be given with effect from 1.11.1998 with consequential benefits. Therefore, following the reasoning adopted in Ext.P9 judgment, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to extend the benefit of Ext.P1 to the petitioners with effect from 1.11.1998 along with consequential benefits. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs