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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 17330

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
N.NAGARESH, J
K.S. JEEGIMOL – Appellant
Versus
EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL OF INDIA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.SHAFIK M.A., SMT.GIRIJA P.
For the Respondents: ADV.SRI.P.R.AJITH KUMAR

Table of Content
1. petitioner's pay claim basis. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. judicial directives on pay considerations. (Para 6 , 7)
3. respondents' justification against pay claims. (Para 11 , 14 , 15 , 16)
4. doctrine of equal pay reasoning. (Para 17 , 20)
5. court's observations on parity in pay scales. (Para 26 , 27)
6. final directive for pay adjustment. (Para 30 , 31)

J U D G M E N T

Dated this the 9th day of March, 2026 The petitioner, who retired from the service of the 1st respondent - Export Inspection Council of India as a Junior Hindi Translator, is before this Court aggrieved by the refusal of the respondents to grant to the petitioner the Scale of Pay of ₹5500-9000, the scale of Junior Hindi Translator fixed by the Government of India with effect from 01.01.1996 and to extend her the grade pay of ₹4600/- with effect from 01.01.2006, the Grade Pay of ₹4800, the 1st MACP and the Grade Pay of ₹5400/- on being granted the 2nd MACP and the 3rd MACP Level-10 granted by the Government of India to Hindi staff, in spite of the direction issued by this Court.

2. The petitioner states that she joined under the respondents as Hindi Translator on 27.04.1989 on daily wage basis. The servic

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