{"id":225071,"date":"2009-07-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-v-g-venu-on-10-july-2009-3"},"modified":"2015-08-18T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T15:23:08","slug":"state-of-kerala-vs-v-g-venu-on-10-july-2009-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-v-g-venu-on-10-july-2009-3","title":{"rendered":"State Of Kerala vs V.G.Venu on 10 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Kerala vs V.G.Venu on 10 July, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 1242 of 2007()\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,\n3. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,\n4. COMMANDANT, SAP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. V.G.VENU, T.NO.9401, HQ COY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. J.JOHN ROSE, T.NO.9320 HQ COY -DO- -DO-\n\n3. JAYAJEEVARAJAN, T.NO.9319 HQ COY -DO-D0-\n\n4. SUDARSANAN,B\/HCT 6953 HQ COY -DO- -DO-\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.T.RAVIKUMAR\n\n Dated :10\/07\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                      K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\n                                        &amp;\n                          C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ.\n                   ---------------------------------------------\n                         W.A. NOS. 1242 OF 2007\n                                        &amp;\n                                  29 OF 2008\n                   ---------------------------------------------\n                    Dated this the 10th day of July, 2009\n\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>W.A.No.1242 of 2007.\n<\/p>\n<p>      The respondents in the Original Petition are the appellants. The<\/p>\n<p>respondents herein were the petitioners. The brief facts of the case are the<\/p>\n<p>following:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.   Respondents 1,2 and 4 were appointed as Bugler Police<\/p>\n<p>Constables and respondent No.3 was a Drummer Police Constable. They<\/p>\n<p>have no promotion post. On completion of seven years of service, they<\/p>\n<p>were granted the first Higher Grade in the scale of pay of Head Constable.<\/p>\n<p>On completion of 15 years of service, they were granted second Higher<\/p>\n<p>Grade in the scale of pay of Sub Inspector, as per Exts.P4 and P5. Later, it<\/p>\n<p>was realised that they were eligible to get second Higher Grade only in the<\/p>\n<p>scale of pay of Assistant Sub Inspector of Police and steps were taken to<\/p>\n<p>review Exts.P4 and P5 orders. In the above back ground, the Original<\/p>\n<p>Petition was filed challenging Exts.P6 and P7. Ext.P6 is a communication<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.A.NO.1242\/07 &amp; 29\/08                2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>on behalf of the Director General of Police stating that Ext.P7 is not<\/p>\n<p>applicable to Bugler Police Constables and Drummer Police Constables.<\/p>\n<p>Ext.P7 is a communication issued by the Government to the effect that<\/p>\n<p>Band Head Constables are eligible to get second Higher Grade in the scale<\/p>\n<p>of pay applicable to Sub Inspector of Police. Based on Exts.P6 and P7,<\/p>\n<p>review of the second Higher Grade granted to the petitioners was<\/p>\n<p>undertaken.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      3. The appellants submitted that they filed a counter affidavit in the<\/p>\n<p>Original Petition, though copy of the same is not seen in the paper book.<\/p>\n<p>The learned Single Judge, after hearing both sides, found that since the<\/p>\n<p>Band Police Constables are given the second Higher Grade in the scale of<\/p>\n<p>pay of Sub Inspectors, Bugler Police Constables are also eligible for the<\/p>\n<p>same and allowed the Original Petition. Aggrieved by the said direction<\/p>\n<p>of the learned Single Judge, this appeal is filed.<\/p>\n<p>      4. We heard the learned Government Pleader for the appellants and<\/p>\n<p>also the learned counsel for the respondents herein.     As per the pay<\/p>\n<p>revision Government Order and other related orders governing the grant of<\/p>\n<p>Higher Grade, the incumbents who are qualified for promotion, but do not<\/p>\n<p>get promotion after completion of certain number of years, are granted the<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.A.NO.1242\/07 &amp; 29\/08                3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>scale of pay of the promotion post. If the incumbent is not qualified, then<\/p>\n<p>he will be given the next higher scale of pay in the standard scales of pay<\/p>\n<p>prescribed by the Pay Revision Order.          The same is applicable to<\/p>\n<p>incumbents for whom there is no promotion post at all. Therefore, the<\/p>\n<p>respondents herein are eligible for the next higher scale of pay in the<\/p>\n<p>standard scales of pay, in the absence of a promotion post to them. In the<\/p>\n<p>case of the respondents, the next higher scale in the standard scale of pay<\/p>\n<p>was Rs.4500-7000\/-. It was the scale of pay applicable to Assistant Sub<\/p>\n<p>Inspectors. But, they were wrongly granted the second Higher Grade in<\/p>\n<p>the scale of pay of Rs.5000-8150\/-, which is the scale of pay applicable to<\/p>\n<p>Sub Inspectors. When the said mistake was noticed, action was taken to<\/p>\n<p>recover the excess amount. We find nothing illegal or irrational with the<\/p>\n<p>action taken by the appellants in this regard. But, the learned counsel for<\/p>\n<p>the respondents would point out that the respondents are similarly placed<\/p>\n<p>persons like Band Police Constables who got second Higher Grade in the<\/p>\n<p>scale of pay applicable to Sub Inspector of Police. So, this is a clear case<\/p>\n<p>of discrimination and the learned Single Judge granted the relief finding<\/p>\n<p>this discrimination, it is submitted. But, we notice that for a Band Police<\/p>\n<p>Constable, the first promotion post is that of Band Head Constable and the<\/p>\n<p>second promotion post is that of Band Sub Inspector of Police. There is no<\/p>\n<p>post like Band Assistant Sub Inspector of Police. So, in accordance with<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.A.NO.1242\/07 &amp; 29\/08                 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the Government Order governing Grade Promotion, Band Police<\/p>\n<p>Constables were granted the scale of pay of Sub Inspector as second<\/p>\n<p>Higher Grade. The Bugler Police Constables do not have any promotion<\/p>\n<p>post. Therefore, it cannot be said that they are similarly placed persons. If<\/p>\n<p>the contention of the respondents is accepted, then all the persons without<\/p>\n<p>promotion post will have to be granted Higher Grade as applicable to<\/p>\n<p>comparable categories who have promotional avenues.. These are matters<\/p>\n<p>for the Government to decide and not this            Court, while judicially<\/p>\n<p>reviewing the orders of the appellants in trying to rectify the illegality<\/p>\n<p>committed by them.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      5. In the result, the appeal succeeds and it is allowed. The judgment<\/p>\n<p>of the leaned Single Judge is reversed and the Original Petition is<\/p>\n<p>dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>W.A. No. 29 of 2008.\n<\/p>\n<p>      In view of the judgment in W.A. No.1242 of 2007, this Writ Appeal<\/p>\n<p>is also allowed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                     (K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR)<br \/>\n                                               JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>                                      (C.T. RAVIKUMAR)<br \/>\n                                              JUDGE<br \/>\nsp\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.A.NO.1242\/07 &amp; 29\/08    5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                             K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR<br \/>\n                                         &amp;<br \/>\n                             C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>                             W.A. NOS.1242\/2007&amp;<br \/>\n                                  29\/2008<\/p>\n<p>                             JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>                             10th July, 2009<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.A.NO.1242\/07 &amp; 29\/08    6<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court State Of Kerala vs V.G.Venu on 10 July, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 1242 of 2007() 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS &#8230; Petitioner 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, 3. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, 4. COMMANDANT, SAP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. Vs 1. V.G.VENU, T.NO.9401, HQ COY, &#8230; Respondent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>State Of Kerala vs V.G.Venu on 10 July, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-v-g-venu-on-10-july-2009-3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"State Of Kerala vs V.G.Venu on 10 July, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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