IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2010 / 10TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13447 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- DR.SUJATHA RANI, D/O.RAMALINGAM NADAR, C/O.SONIYA NELSON, DREAMLAND, THALIYAL, KARAMANA.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (READER/PROFESSOR,(RETD.), UNIVERSITY OF KERALA)./ BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H. RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THYCAD.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, KARIYAVATTOM CAMPUS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------- WP (C) NO. 13447 of 2010 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has retired from service on 31.05.2004 while working as a Professor in the Department of Education, University of Kerala. 2. When this matter is takenup today, the learned counsel for the petitioner confined the prayers to one for a direction to the competent authority, under the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P3 representation. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that, the Vice Chancellor is the competent authority to look into the grievances raised by the petitioner in Exhibit P3. 3. In the said circumstance, this writ petition is disposed WP (C) NO. 13447 of 2010 2 of with a direction to the Vice Chancellor of University of Kerala to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P3 in accordance with law. To enable the Vice Chancellor to consider Exhibit P3 and pass orders in terms of the direction, the petitioner shall forward a copy of Exhibit P3 along with the copy of this judgment to the Vice Chancellor of University of Kerala within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Vice Chancellor in turn, shall pass orders thereon within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copies of Exhibit P3 and the judgment. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE. rkc