IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 22ND MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4440 of 2011(D) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JANET DOMINIC, AGED 43 YEARS, W/O.SABU GEORGE, KAVIPURAYIDAM, PONKUNNAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686 506 (H.S.A.MALAYALAM, ST.GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL, MUKKULAM). BY ADVS. SRI.E.S.M.KABEER, SRI.M.A.FIROSH. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KATTAPPANA – 635 004. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), TRIVANDRUM – 695 001. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 4440 of 2011-D - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of February, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as H.S.A. in St. George High School, Mukkulam, Idukki District. She started her continuous service from 6.6.2001. She was granted the benefit of pay revision of the year 2004 in the light of G.O.(P) No.145/06/Fin. dated 25.3.2006, with effect from 1.11.2004. Based on the option exercised by the petitioner she was granted increments as weightage of 4 years from 1.4.2005 onwards. Presently, she is aggrieved by the audit objection which is raised after about 6 years. It is submitted that in the light of the audit objection steps are being taken to recover the alleged excess amount also. Ext.P2 is the relevant extract of the audit objection. Challenging the same, the petitioner approached the Government by filing Ext.P4 representation. It is prayed that the Government may be directed to dispose of Ext.P4 within a time, as otherwise the petitioner will be adversely affected by the reduction of pay scale. 2. Heard learned Govt. Pleader for the respondents. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P4 after hearing wpc 4440/2011 2 the petitioner, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The recovery against the petitioner will be kept in abeyance till orders are passed by the Government. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/