IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN MONDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2007 / 2ND MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1426 of 2007(T) PETITIONER: 1. PRAMOD CHRISTY, SR.SUPDT (FS), AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. M.G.SIVARAMAN, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. S.B.G.NAIR, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. K.T.SUDEVAN, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. U.G.KARUNAKARAN, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. L.REGHUNATH, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. K.G.P.NAIR, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8. P.C.CHACKO, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 9. M.C.CHERIA, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 10. N.SREENIVASAN, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.P.(C)1426/2007 2 11. K.SASEENDRAN NAIR, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 12. NELSON ANTONY, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 13. K.C.SUKUMARAN NAIR, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 14. K.A.ABRAHAM, SR.SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 15. K.S.CHANDRA KUMAR, SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 16. K.V.MOHANKUMAR, SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 17. K.GOPAKUMAR, SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 18. S.JAYAKUMAR, SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 19. S.VENUGOPALAN NAIR, SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 20. V.MURALEEDHARAN, SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 21. A.SASIDHARAN, SUPDT., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 22. A.V.ABRAHAM, SR.ASST., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 23. K.A.RADHAKRISHNAN, SR.ASST., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.P.(C)1426/2007 3 24. K.R.RAJENDRA KUMAR, SR.ASST., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 25. K.I.THOMSON, SR.ASST., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 26. A.P.NARAYANAN, SR.ASST., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 27. ABDUL SAMAD, SR.ASST., AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 28. P.MOHANAN, ASST.MANAGER(FS), AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.GIRI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION, SARDAR PATEL BHAVAN, PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, YESHWANTA PLACE, CHANAKYAPURI, NEW DELHI. 3. THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN SRI.V.SANTHARAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J ------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.1426 of 2007 ------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the respondents 2 and 3. In the nature of the reliefs prayed for in this writ petition, notice need not be issued to respondent No.1. 2. The petitioners are the officers and the employees of the third respondent authority. They have sought for an order directing the respondents to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 representation within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. It is contended that such consideration is necessary to remove the anomalies and discrimination in the matter of fixation of pay scale to maintain parity of pay between the petitioners who have been absorbed by the National Airport Authority and the existing persons in the Airport Authority to discharge the same duties. It appears that respondent No.2 is the competent authority to consider the request of the petitioners made as per Ext.P1. Under the circumstances, the second respondent is directed to consider Ext.P1 on merits and to pass orders in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the first W.P.(C)No. 1426/2007 2 petitioner on behalf of the other petitioners and pass orders, as expeditiously as possible, in any event, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The first petitioner shall forward a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the second respondent for information and compliance. K.K.DENESAN, JUDGE css/ W.P.(C)No. 1426/2007 3