IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 3375 of 2008(B) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- JOSE PAUL, NALPAT HOUSE, SOUTH ANGADI, KORATTY, PIN-680308. BY ADV. SRI.JOSE PAUL (PARTY IN PERSON) RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, THRISSUR. 2. VICE CHANCELLOR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, THRISSUR. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN,SC,KERALA AGRL.UTY FOR R1,2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.T.MOHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.3375/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 6.4.2000. P2:- COPY OF THE WRIT APPEAL NO.1111/2000 DT. 11.10.2000. P3:- COPY OF THE STATEMENT FILED BY THE UNIVERSITY DT. 27.9.2000. P4:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM REGISTRAR AS PER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT NO.GA/D1/9646/07 DT. 9.4.07. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3375 OF 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of November 2008 J U D G M E N T The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the respondents to take steps for filling up the posts in the Class-IV category on a regular basis. According to the petitioner, without following any norms, the University has been making appointments, including temporarily. Justification of the University was that the statute framed by them was pending before the Chancellor for assent. 2. Even according to the learned Standing Counsel, assent has been granted by the Chancellor in June, 2008. If that be so, non-availability of recruitment rules is no longer a justification. Despite this fact, as of now, no appreciable progress has been made by the University to make regular recruitments and dispensing with adhoc arrangements. 3. In view of this and also taking into account the W.P.(C) No. 3375/2008 -2- fact that assent has been granted by the Chancellor to the statutes framed by the University, I direct that the University shall initiate recruitment process for Class-IV posts as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from today. With this direction, the writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg