IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 9515 of 2006(G) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SARAMMA ZACHARIAH, WORK SHOP INSTRUCTOR, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, PALA. BY ADV. SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.T. MOHAMOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/11/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.9515/2006-G: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 24/01/2000 ISSUED BY THE SENIOR JOINT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 18/07/2002 IN O.P. NO. 13985/1998 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.15352/2004 DTD. 21/06/2004 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 20/05/2005 ISSUED BY THE R.2. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO:EC4/39657/98 DTE DTD. 16/02/1998 OF THE R.2. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 18/07/2005 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 21/12/1998 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 22/11/2006 IN W.P.(C0.NO.20871/2005. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 24/09/2008 IN W.P.(C).NO.10312/2007 & CONNECTED CASES. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.9515/2006 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Prayer in this writ petition is to quash Ext.P4 and to direct the respondents to grant the petitioner higher grade in the scale of pay of Rs.6675-10550 applicable to Assistant Lecturers with effect from 10.6.1997 when the petitioner completed 10 years of service. 2. By Ext.P4, his claim has been rejected on the ground that the post of Assistant Lecturer was abolished with effect from 29.12.1998. It is seen that the very issue has been considered by this court and Ext.P9 is one such judgment dealing with identical cases. Accordingly, following Ext.P9 judgment, this writ petition is disposed of quashing Ext.P4 and directing the respondents to extend the benefit of the scale of pay of 2 Assistant Lecturers referred to above to the petitioner, with effect from 10.6.1997. The benefits shall be granted within 3 months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the respondents for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. 3