IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 23RD MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 11410 of 2005(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR. SHEELA PAUL T., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR. 3. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.N.D.PREMACHANDRAN, SC, AGRL.UNTY. FOR R1 TO 3 SRI. RANJITH THAMPAN. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SUNITHA SUKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: W.P.C. NO 11410/2005. --------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT. 25-6-1990. EXT.P2 DO. DT. 16-7-1996. EXT.P3 DECISION DT. 8-2-2005. EXT.P4 CIRCULAR DT. 31-3-2005. EXT.P5 S.R.O.NO. 264/72 OF THE UNIVERSITY STATUTE. EXT.P6 ORDER DT. 24-4-1989. EXT.P7 ORDER DT. 19-10-1996. EXT.P8 FAX MESSAGE DT. 18-2-1997. EXT.P9 G.A. DT. 21-8-1997. EXT.P10 ORDER DT. 16-7-1999. EXT.P11 ORDER DT. 21-12-1999. EXT.P12 PROCEEDINGS DT. 16-7-1999. EXT.P13 MINUTES OF MEETING. EXT.P14 JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO. 10267/1995. EXT.P15 GOVT. ORDER DT. 9-6-2000. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: --------------------------------------- EXT.R1(a) JUDGMENT IN W.A.NO. 978/2005. [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 11410 of 2005 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 12th February, 2009. J U D G M E N T This writ petition relates to the claim of Assistant Professors in the service of the Kerala Agricultural University who became Assistant Professors between 1-1-1986 and 25-6-1990 for the revised scale of pay applicable to Assistant Professors. 2. The question came up before me yesterday in two other original petitions, viz. O.P.Nos. 32497/2002 and 7616/2003, in which I had rendered a decision in favour of the Assistant Professors similarly situated like the petitioners in this writ petition on the basis of a Government Order passed subsequent to the filing of this writ petition. In the above circumstances, following the judgment in those two original petitions, I allow this writ petition and quash Exts.P.3 and P4 declaring that the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of the Government Order referred to in the judgment in O.P.Nos. 32497/2002 and 7616/2003. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/