IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2011 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 3786 of 2011(W) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOSE T.V, AGED 49,S/O.T.P.VAREED, RESIDING AT THANATHAN HOUSE,MANIKKAMANGALAM P.O, KALADY,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,PIN- 683 754. BY ADV. SRI.A.G.BASIL. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT,KALADY,PIN 683 574,REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. VICE -CHANCELLOR, SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT, KALADY,PIN -683 574. 3. HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN- 695 001,REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 4. FINANCE DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -695 001,REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. R1 & R2 BY SRI. P.K. VIJAYAMOHANAN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2011, ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NO. 4222/2011 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.3786, 4222, 4245, 4585, 4591 & 4645 Of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 7th DAY OF MARCH, 2011 J U D G M E N T In all these Writ Petitions, the petitioners are working as Security Guards under the 1st respondent-University. It is their complaint that even though they are persons having military service also, those services have not been reckoned for grant of proper scale of pay. It is further pointed out that with respect to other categories, the secretariat practice was being followed and in respect of the petitioners, uniform scale of pay has not been granted so far. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in Nandlal v. State of Uttarakhand and another (2010(4)SCC 563),being Ex- service men, the petitioners are entitled for a special consideration as they were defending the country. Since the representations filed by the petitioners are pending, it is upto the University to consider the matter in accordance with law. In that view of the matter, there will be a W.P.(C)No.3786/11 & con.cases -2- direction to the University to consider the representations filed by the petitioners which have been produced in the Writ Petitions, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Appropriate decision will be taken and the same will be communicated to the petitioners accordingly. ( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn True copy P.A.to Judge