IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6503 of 2010(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR. HEMALATHA.P.K., LECTURER IN SOCIAL SCIENCE, ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR WOMEN ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.E.ABDUL GAFOOR SRI.A.MOHAMMED SAVAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, ERNAKULAM. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 6503 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 1st day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a lecturer in Social Science in St.Joseph's College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam. According to the petitioner, she possesses Ph.D. She submits that persons who possess Ph.D. are entitled to advance increments as per G.O(P).No.171/99/ H.Edn. dated 21.12.1999, which has not been given to the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent seeking the said relief. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the manager of the college. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2