IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 24TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 25883 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- DR.THOMAS VARGHESE, LECTURER, (SELECTION GRADE), DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, NIRMALA COLLEGE MUVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.CHERIAN SRI.M.A.THOMAS KUTTY SMT.SARAMMA CHERIAN SMT.ASHA CHERIAN SRI.P.M.SANEER RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, O/O THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, CENTRAL ZONE, HOSPITAL ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL , NIRMALA COLLEGE, MUVATTUPUZHA. 3. MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 4. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, (HIGHER EDUCATION) SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE SRI.T.A.SHAJI, SC, MG UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 25883 OF 2008 F ==================== Dated this the 15th day of September, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he has been appointed as Lecturer on 5/10/95 and was conferred Senior Scale and Selection Grade by Exts. P1 and P2 respectively. According to the petitioner, Ext.P2 has also been approved by the University by Ext.P3. Following Ext.P3, the Principal of the College claimed salary payable to the petitioner by submitting Ext.P4 to the 1st respondent. It is stated that the same is still pending without orders. Petitioner contends that in similarly situated circumstances, this Court has granted relief to the petitioners in WP(C) Nos. 5533/06 and connected cases and also in WP(C) Nos.17951/05 and connected cases. The judgment in these two cases are Exts. P6 and P7. 2. Since Ext.P4 claim raised by the Principal of the College by Ext.P4 is pending consideration of the 1st respondent, at this stage, what is necessary to be done is that the 1st respondent should take a decision in this matter, in the light of Exts. P6 and P7 judgments. This the 1st respondent shall do, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. WPC 25883/08 :2 : Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition before the 1st respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp