IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2010 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 12742 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. JOJI GEORGE MATHEW, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, S/O.K.G.GEORGE, AYANIVILA PUTHENVEEDU, CHANDANAPPALLY.P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, NOW WORKING AS LABORATORY ASSISTANT IN AVIYAN DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY, THIRUVALLA. 2. JISHA.S, KAMALALAYAM, MAMPARA.P.O, RANNI, PERINADU, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, NOW WORKING AS LABORATORY ASSISTANT, AVIYAN DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.K.G.RADHAKRISHNAN SRI.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN (SREEVALSAM) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 12742 of 2010 P ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 9th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T From a common list prepared for selection to the post of Laboratory Assistant Grade-II/ Laboratory Technician Grade-II in the Animal Husbandary Department, the petitioners were appointed as Laboratory Assistant Grade-II in the Animal Husbandary Department. The grievance of the petitioners is that the posts of Laboratory Assistant Grade-II and Laboratory Technician Grade-II under the Animal Husbandary Department carried the same scale of pay at the time of selection. In fact, the nature of appointment and qualification attached to both the posts are exactly identical. Moreover, the said posts are interchangeable also. In the 2004 pay revision, the pay scale attached to the post of Laboratory Technician Grade-II was revised and presently the scale of pay attached to this post is higher than the scale of pay of Laboratory Assistant Grade-II. Raising grievances against disparity in the scale of pay occurred on account of the 2004 pay revision, the petitioners have already submitted Exts.P2 and P3 representations before the 2nd WPC.12742/2010 : 2 : respondent. However, the petitioners have not so far approached the competent authority. The grievances raised by the petitioners can only be looked into by the Government. Therefore, the petitioners are given liberty to approach the Government by filing appropriate representations. In case a representation is submitted by the petitioners to the Government within a period of three weeks from today, the same shall be considered expeditiously. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge