IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2008 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7528 of 2008(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. P.K.RAVEENDRAN,S/O.P.D.KUTTAPPAN PARAYAKUNNIL HOUSE, MUNDAMALA P.O.,PURAMATTOM PATHANAMTHITTA(PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER/CLEANER, MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 2. M.K.SAMUEL, S/O.IDIKKULA KUNJUKUNJU MADATHILVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, MEYANNOOR P.O., NEDUMPANA,KOLLAM.(PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER/CLEANER, MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 3. P.V.JANARDANAN,S/O.VELAYUDHAN,PANGAYIL KANDATHIL, PUNTHALA P.O.,VENMONY,ALAPPUZHA (PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER/CLEANER, MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 4. P.V.JANARDANAN,S/O.VELAYUDHAN PANGAYIL KANDATHIL,PUNTHALA P.O.,VENMONY,ALAPPUZHA (PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER/CLEANER, MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 5. K.K.KRISHNANKUTTY,S/O.KESAVAN, KOCHEZHATHU,EDASSERYMALA,ARANMULA P.O. PATHANAMTHITTA (PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 6. YASODHARAN K.T.,S/O.THANKAPPAN KALLUKALAYIL, EDASSERYMALA, ARANMULA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA (PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER/CLEANER, MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 7. K.G.SASI, S/O.V.N.GOPALAN, KOCHEZHATHU PADINJARETHIL,EDASSERYMALA, ARANMULA P.O.PATHANAMTHITTA (PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER /CLEANER,MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 8. M.K.SASI,S/O.M.S.KRISHNAN,,MEPPURATHU HOUSE,KOIPURAM P.O.,NELLICKAL, PATHANAMTHITTA (PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER/CLEANER,MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) WP(C).No. 7528 of 2008 -2- 9. T.S.VENUGOPAL,S/O.SUKUMARAN NAIR PERUMPALLIL, MALLAPPUZHASSERIL, ARANMULA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA(PUMP OPERATOR/WATCHER/CLEANER,MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA) 10. P.BHASKARAN,S/O.PADMANABHAN, SANTHA BHAVANAM, VENMONY P.O.,CHENGANNOOR. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATION DIVISION, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION, ARANMULA. 3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER MINOR IRRIGATION SECTION, ARANMULA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).7528/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 4th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners are working as Pump operators/watchers (Lift Irrigation Workers)/cleaners in various Lift Irrigation Pump Houses in the Minor Irrigation Division at Pathanamthitta. According to them, they have been engaged on daily wages on rotation basis. By Ext.P1 Government Order, the wages payable to Pump Operators in the Lift Irrigation Pump Houses was revised from Rs.50/- to Rs.140/- per day. So also the wages of CLR workers was revised as per Ext.P2 order dated 20.7.2000. According to the petitioners, revised wages have not been made available to them with retrospective effect, that is commensurate to the date of Exts.P1 and P2, wherever the same is applicable. Petitioners have moved the Executive Engineer who is competent to disburse the wages, according to them, vide Ext.P12. Petitioners further contend that similarly situated persons have been granted such benefit by Exts.P6, P7, P8 and P11 orders. W.P.(C).7528/2008 2 2. I heard learned counsel for the petitioners Mr.S.Subhash Chand and the learned Government Pleader as well. Counsel for the petitioners also refers to Ext.P10 judgment. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to pass orders on Ext.P12 and take appropriate consequential action thereon. If persons similarly situated have been granted benefit as claimed by the petitioners, the same shall be extended to them also. Needful shall be done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs