IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2010 / 12TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23694 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- MOLYKUTTY O.K., PEEDIAKKAL HOUSE, MANARKAD P.O., KOTTAYAM. (SECRETARY, THE KOTTAYAM CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD.NO.K-48, KOTTAYAM-686 001). BY ADV. MR. V.G.ARUN MR. PRASAD CHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (AUDIT), KOTTAYAM-686 001. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATION(C) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4. THE KOTTAYAM CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD.NO.K-48, KOTTAYAM-686 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P. (C) No. 23694 of 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 3rd day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first and second respondents to re-fix the salary of the petitioner on the basis of the pay revision orders, vide G.O. (MS) No. 219/05/Co.op dated 23.8.2005 and Order No. EM (4) 36043 of 2007 dated 18.7.2007. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner has already preferred Exts. P2, P6, P8 and P9 representations, which are pending consideration before the different authorities, which made the petitioner to approach this Court. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents 1 to 3, submits that, Exts. P2, P6, P8 and P9 representations have been preferred before the first and second respondents, who do not have any jurisdiction to rectify the anomaly in pay fixation, which power is stated as exclusively vested upon the 3rd respondent. 4. Taking note of the limited nature of relief proposed to be given, issuance of notice to the 4th respondent is dispensed with for the time being. W.P. (C) No. 23694 of 2010 : 2 : 5. In the above circumstances, the first and second respondents are directed to forward Exts. P2, P6, P8 and P9 representations to the 3rd respondent within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. On receipt of the same, the third respondent shall pass appropriate orders, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and also to the 4th respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a further period of 3 months. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd