IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2010 / 30TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1980 of 2010(V) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SASEESWARAN.A., REGIONAL OFFICER IN CHARGE, KERALA COIR WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD OFFICE, CALICUT, (RESIDING AT SREEKRISHNA,PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA). BY ADVS. MR.O.D.SIVADAS, MR.S.SHAJI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. KERALA COIR WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES (E) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY MR. THOMAS ABRAHAM,S.C, R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 1980 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Regional Officer(in-charge), Kerala Coir Workers Welfare Fund Board. He has been working in the Regional Office, Calicut with effect from 28.7.2008. While working as an Officer-in-charge, the petitioner had applied for the grant of commuted leave on medical grounds from 16.6.2006 to 14.7.2006. Though the leave was sanctioned, the salary for the above period was not granted. Subsequently, the petitioner had applied for leave without allowances for five years from 1.4.2007 for taking up employment abroad. However, the same was not sanctioned and the petitioner rejoined duty on 17.6.2006. Thereafter, the petitioner was transferred and posted to the Regional Office, Calicut. He was also officiating as the Regional Officer and was also holding full additional charge of the said post. 2. In view of the fact that the petitioner was appointed to hold full charge of the Regional Officer, in addition to the duties of a U.D.Clerk, he claimed that he was entitled to draw the highest pay to Wpc 1980/010 2 which he would be entitled as per Rule 53(1) of Part I, KSR. Though the petitioner had approached the authorities putting forward the above claim, the same has not been considered or orders issued till date. The petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation dated 4.12.2009 which is pending consideration of the first respondent. The petitioner prays for a direction to dispose of Ext.P4 on an early date. 3. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Ext.P4 representation in accordance with law and pass 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, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner also. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk