IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2009 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 28109 of 2009(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. VINCENT K.R., AMIN, DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD. 2. K.V.VIJAYAKUMARAN, AMIN, DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD. 3. BABU.A., AMIN, DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD. 4. ABDUL RAZAK, AMIN, DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD. 5. O.I.BENNY, AMIN, MUNSIFF'S COURT, ALATHUR. 6. BINDHU.K., AMIN, DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD. 7. BHARATHARAJAN K.M., AMIN, SUB COURT, OTTAPPALAM. 8. G.SANKARDAS, AMIN, SUB COURT, OTTAPPALAM. 9. P.JAYAPRAKASH, AMIN, SUB COURT, OTTAPPALAM. 10. DEVAKIKUTTY, AMIN, SUB COURT, OTTAPPALAM. 11. CHANDRASEKHARAN, AMIN, SUB COURT, OTTAPPALAM. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN WPC NO.28109/2009 -2- RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR, SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE DISTRICT JUDGE, PALAKKAD. ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. FOR R2 GOVT.PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED FAZIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.28109/09 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE OFFICE MEMORANDUM DT 6.7.09 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF ANNEXURE 2 TO GO(P) NO.145/06/FIN. DT 25.3.2006. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF GO(P) DT 7.10.2006. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF GO(P) DT 25.10.2007. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DT 30.4.2009 SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DT 4.5.2009 ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE GO DT 22.9.09 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 28109 OF 2009 (R) ===================== Dated this the 1st day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The prayer sought in this writ petition filed by persons who are working as Amins, is to direct respondents to provide them the benefit of GO(P) No.617/95/(58)/Fin. dated 1/1/95 or to step up their pay on par with that of Sri.J.P.Anil Kumar. However, during the pendency of this writ petition, the Government have issued GO(Rt) No2813/2009/Home dated 22/9/09, a copy of which has been produced as Ext.P7 along with IA No. 15009/09. 2. By Ext.P7 Government Order, Government have extended the higher grade admissible to Duffedars under common category to the Process Servers/Court Keepers/Duffedars of Judicial Department w.e.f. 1/3/92 with monitory benefits from 01/04/95. Petitioners submit that they will be contended if the benefit of Ext.P7 is extended to them and only seeks a direction to the respondents to extend the monitory benefits as ordered in the said Government Order. 3. Having regard to the contents of the Government Order dated 22/9/09 referred to above, this writ petition is WPC 28109/09 :2 : disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to pass appropriate order on their claim to extend the monitory benefits flowing from Ext.P7 Government Order to the petitioners. This shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp