IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2009 / 29TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1942 of 2009(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KRISHNAN.V, S/O. VELAPPAN, AGED 68 YEARS, BLACKSMITH (RETIRED), OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUB DIVISION, CHITOOR, RESIDING A VALLUVAKUNDIL HOUSE, KIZHAKKUMURI.P.O, ELAVANCHERI, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. SAROJINI.V, AGED 66 YEARS, W/O.LATE KUTTAPPAN (BLACKSMITH -RETIRED)OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION NO.11, CHITOOR,RESIDING AT SANTHOSH NIVAS,VALLUVAKUNNU,KIZHAKKUMURI.P.O, VIA NENMARA, PALAKKAD. 3. CHELLAMMA, W/O. LATE GOPALAN (BLACKSMITH-RETIRED), OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DAM SECTION, MALAPPUZHA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JIJO PAUL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUB DIVISION, CHITOOR, DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION, NO. 11 OFFICE, CHITOOR. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MALAPPUZHA DAM SECTION, MALAPPUZHA. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1942 of 2009-F - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The first petitioner was working as a Blacksmith from 1962 to 1996 under the first respondent. The 2nd petitioner's husband was also a Blacksmith under the first respondent. The husband of the second petitioner died in 2004 after his retirement in the year 2000. The husband of the third petitioner was also a Blacksmith under the second respondent. He worked from 1960 to 1993 and died in the year 2002. All of them were Nominal Muster Roll Employees under the respondents. Later, they were fitted in the time scale of pay being revised from time to time on the basis of categories in skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled NMR workers. According to the petitioners, the first petitioner and late husbands of petitioners 2 and 3 were entitled to the pay of NMR skilled employees. This benefit was denied to them. The state of affairs continued even after regularisation in the permanent establishment cadre, although they were working as skilled employees. It is stated that persons who are identically placed, have approached this court seeking for various benefits, which was disposed of by Ext.P1 judgment. It is pointed out that the dictum laid down WPC 1942/2009 2 therein have been followed in various writ petitions and appropriate reliefs sanctioning the scale of pay have been granted to the parties therein. Seeking for similar benefits, the petitioners filed Exts.P3 to P5 representations before respondents 1 and 2. 2. There will be a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to forward Exts.P3 to P5 to the Secretary to Government of Kerala, Water Resources (A) Department, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Final orders shall be passed by the Government in accordance with law, within a further period of two months thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/