IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2008 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10903 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- A.C. UNNIKRISHNAN CHETTIAR, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. CHELLAPPAN CHETTIYAR. ALUMKAL THAZHE, PALLOM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT – 686 007, PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.SURESH RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY & HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, 128-C WING, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 4. M.G. UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 5. THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, BHAHADURSHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI – 110 002, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31 /03 /2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.10903 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is a Principal of Government College, seeks enhancement of retirement age in tune with the UGC Scheme. Similar requests by other teachers have been turned down by this Court which has been confirmed by the Division Bench also. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that those decisions have been taken in appeal before the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court is likely to take up the matter shortly in Civil appeal No.2067/07. Whatever that be, since the Division Bench has already rejected the similar prayers, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd