IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11949 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. C.CHANDRAN, LECTURER (SELECTION GRADE) (RETIRED )S.E.S.COLLEGE, SREEKANDAPURAM, KANNUR DISTRICT-670631(RESIDING AT LOPAMUDRA NILAYAM,KARAT VAYAL,P.O.,EZHILODE, KANNUR DISTRICT-670309. 2. K.N.BALAKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, LECTURER (SELECTION GRADE)(RETIRED) S.E.S.COLLEGE, SREEKANDAPURAM, KANNUR DISTRICT-670631.(RESIDING AT ESAVASYAM, P.O.KOOTTUMUGAM, SREEKANDAPURAM, KANNUR DISTRICT 670631. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHEIF SECRETAYR, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION,SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM 4. THE GOVERNMETN OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, DEVELOPMENT & HIGHER EDUCATION, NEW DELHI. 5. THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110002. 6. THE MANAGER, S.E.S.COLLEGE, SREEKANDAPURAM,KANNUR DISTRICT 670631. ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC FOR R5 SHRI.SIBY CHENAPPADY, CGC FOR R4 SRI. T.P.N. IBRAHIMKHAN, ASST. SOL. GENERAL GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.T. MUHAMOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 11949 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 6th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are aided college lecturers. They are seeking enhancement of retirement age of college lecturers in tune with UGC recommendation. According to the petitioners, since the Government has implemented the UGC scheme as a package, which included the recommendation for raising of retirement age to 65, the petitioners are entitled to continue in service till the age of 65 years. 2. This exact question has been considered by more than one Division Bench of this Court, wherein the Division Benches have held that it is the policy decision of the Government to fix retirement age of Government servants and teachers and this Court cannot compel the Government to raise the retirement age. In fact, those judgments were rendered in the context of implementation of earlier UGC schemes itself, which also contained similar recommendation of fixing higher retirement age. Therefore, following those Division Bench decisions, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.