JUDGMENT

The constitutional propriety in issuing Ext.P4 reply by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala declining to approve the proposal for re-designation of the posts of Court Keeper and Court Keeper (Higher Grade) under the Kerala High Court service, as Junior Court Amenities Assistant and Senior Court Amenities Assistant respectively, is the issue arising for consideration in the writ petition.

2. Writ petitioners are members of the Kerala High Court Service, working as Court Keepers (Higher Grade) and Court Keepers. The duties and responsibilities of Court Keepers are similar to that Amenities Assistants in the Legislature Department, contend the petitioners. The petitioners therefore submitted Ext.P2 representation dated 31.03.2021 to the High Court of Kerala requesting to re- designate the posts of Court Keeper as Junior Court Amenities Assistant and the Court Keeper (Higher Grade) as Senior Court Amenities Assistant.

3. The request was placed before the Grievance Committee constituted by the Hon'ble Chief Justice. The Grievance Committee of the High Court was of the opinion that the posts should be re-designated. The said recommendation was accepted by the Hon