IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2009 / 1ST MAGHA 1930 WA.No. 1298 of 2008 ------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.7964/2008 Dated 10/03/2008 .................... APPELLANT/ IST PETITIONER: ---------------------------------- S.N. OMANA, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA NSS COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISUR DT. BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS 2 TO 19: ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIDA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. 2. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, HIGH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 5. V.P. SUSEEL BABU, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA NSS COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERRY, THRISSUR DT. WA.No. 1298/2008 ...2... 6. SUDHA B. NAIR, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA NSS COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERRY, THRISSUR DT. 7. DR.P.SARASWATHY, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA NSS COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DT. 8. N. VIJAYAN MENON, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA NSS COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DT. 9. T.P. GIRIJA KUMARI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA NSS COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DT. 10. DR.K.P. SUBASH CHANDRAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA NSS COLLEGE, VYASARGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DT. 11. S. GEETHA KUMARI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER,NSS COLLEGE, NENMARA. 12. P.SUDHAKARAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, NSS COLLEGE, NENMARA. 13. K. GIRIJA DEVI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, NSS COLLEGE, NENMARA. 14. K. SUSHAMA, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, NSS COLLEGE, NENMARA. 15. N. RADHAKRISHNAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, NSS COLLEGE, NENMARA. 16. J. UMA DEVI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, NSS COLLEGE, NENMARA. 17. P. JAGADEESH KUMAR, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, N.S.S COLLEGE, NENMARA. 18. V.S. NALINAKUMARI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, N.S.S COLLEGE, NENMARA. 19. M.S. KALLIANI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, N.S.S COLLEGE, NENMARA. 20. K GEETHA, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, N.S.S COLLEGE, NENMARA. WA.No. 1298/2008 ...3... 21. C.S. AJITH KUMAR, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA N.S.S. COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSRU DT. 22. R. HARIDAS (ON DEPUTATION), SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, SREE VYASA N.S.S COLLEGE, VYASAGIRI.P.O, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DT. ADV. SRI.ABRAHAM THOMAS, CGC FOR R1 & R2 SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY FOR R2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY GERVASIS SRI. RAVEENDRAN, ADDL. SOLICITOR GENERAL. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. ------------------------------------------ Writ Appeal No.1298 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of January, 2009. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. Heard Sri.D.Sreekumar, learned counsel appearing for the appellant-first petitioner and learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and also learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for respondents 3 and 4. 2. This appeal is filed aggrieved by the judgment dated 10.03.2008 in W.P.(C) No.7964/2008. The issue pertains to the claim made by the writ petitioner for placement in the scale of pay of Rs.14,940/- on completion of five years as Selection Grade Lecturer. We have already held in Writ Appeal No.1394/2008 and connected cases that Selection Grade Lecturers will be entitled to the said scale on completion of five years as Selection Grade Lecturer after 01.01.1996. W.A.No.1298/08 2 Therefore, we set aside the judgment under appeal and allow the writ petition in terms of the judgment referred to above. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE smp W.A.No.1298/08 3 KURIAN JOSEPH & P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. W.A. No. 1298 OF 2008 J U D G M E N T 21.01.2009