1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28/6/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN Writ Petition (MD)No.1528 of 2011 Dr.S.Chellam ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Director of Collegiate Education College Road Nungambakkam Chennai 600 006. 2. The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education Madurai Region Madurai 625 020. 3. The Principal Pasumpon Thiru Muthuramalinga Thevar Memorial College Kamudhi Ramanathapuram District.. .. Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on the proposal sent by the second respondent to him vide Proceedings in Na.Ka.No.291/D 4/10 dated 7/5/2010 in so far as the petitioner is concerned within the stipulated time. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Thalaimutharasu For Respondents : Mr.T.S.Mohammed Mohideen Additional Government Pleader for R.R.1 and 2. O R D E R Though the third respondent has been served and the name of the third respondent appears in the cause list, he has not chosen to appear before this Court either in person or through any counsel. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.T.S.Mohammed Mohideen, Additional Government Pleader for the respondents 1 and 2. 3. By consent, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition praying to direct the first respondent to consider and pass orders on the proposal sent by the second respondent vide Proceedings in Na.Ka.No.291/D 4/10 dated 7/5/2010 within the stipulated time. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5. The case of the petitioner is that he is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Commerce in the third respondent College. He has joined as Lecturer on 8/11/1983 and thereafter, elevated as Senior Scale Lecturer on 8/11/1990 and further elevated as Selection Grade Lecturer on 20/7/1998. 6. The first respondent by his proceedings dated 18/6/1999 issued certain guidelines based on the pre-revised UGC norms in the matter relating to promotion of the Lecturers to the higher grade. He is fully eligible to be promoted as Selection Grade Lecturer with effect from 1/1/1996. Therefore, he made a representation to the second respondent to revise the date of Selection Grade with effect from 1/1/1996 and not with effect from 27/7/1998 and pay all benefits that arises from it. The said written representation was forwarded by the third respondent to the second respondent in his proceedings dated 7/1/2010. 7. Based on the same, the second respondent has prepared a proposal vide his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.291/D4/10 dated 7/5/2010 addressed to the first respondent to make necessary changes for revising the date of selection grade, in so far as the petitioner is concerned. However, the proposal sent by the second respondent was not considered by the first respondent and hence the petitioner has come forward to file the present writ petition. 8. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the claim made by the petitioner, in the light of the proposal made by the second respondent dated 7/5/2010, in so far as the petitioner is concerned, on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 9. This writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl.side) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Director of Collegiate Education, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006. 2. The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Madurai Region, Madurai 625 020. Mvs SR : 13.07.2011 : 2p/3c W.P.(MD)No.1528 of 2011 28/6/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/