IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 38544 of 2010(P) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. C.KRISHNA KUMAR, FLAT NO.FF 16/531, BLOCK NO.IX, EMS NAGAR, PATTOM VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, WORKING AS IIIRD ADDITIONAL SUB JUDGE, KOZHIKODE. 2. D.SURESH KUMAR, POONTHOPPIL, HOUSE NO.22, DEVASWOM LANE, KESAVADASAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, WORKING AS SUB JUDGE,CHERTHALA. 3. S.KRISHNAKUMAR, SREE KRISHNAMANDIRAM, VENKULAM EDAVA P.O., WORKING AS SUB JUDGE,PAYYANNUR. 4. S.V.UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR, SYAMAM, KOOTTAPPANA, NEYYATTINKARA P.O., WORKING AS ADDITIONAL SUB JUDGE, KOTTAYAM. 5. JOHNSON JOHN, MANIMALETHU HOUSE, NELLICKAMAN P.O., RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA, WORKING AS SUB JUDGE, THODUPUZHA. BY ADVS. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR, SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR). RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 38544 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The counsel for the petitioners submits that the question of extending the benefit of advance increments to existing judicial officers of the country who have post graduate qualification is pending consideration by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and therefore the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this writ petition without prejudice to their right to approach the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter pending there. Permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/