IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2007 / 20TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 20211 of 2004(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P. VINCENT, ASST.PROFESSOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION (G) DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SMT. K.R. DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO. 20211/2004 : 2 : APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE G.O. (RT) NO. 827/02/H. EDN. DATED 27.6.2002 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL SENIORITY LIST OF ASST. PROFESSORS IN GOVERNMENT ENG. COLLEGES FROM 01.01.84 TO 31.12.99. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(MS) 128/01 DATED 08.10.2001. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29.12.2003 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 26.02.2004 IN W.P.(C) 6766 OF 2004 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS) NO. 50/2004/H.EDN. DATED 27.4.2004. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO. 14050/G1/2001/H.EDN. DATED 09.10.2001. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. 31366/G1/2001/H.EDN. DATED 07.01.2002 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF G.O(P) NO. 122/04/H.EDN DATED 18.9.2004 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P10: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO. 28281/G1/2004/H.EDN. DTD.20.11.2004 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. /True Copy/ P.A to Judge. KURIAN JOSEPH , J ================================== W.P.(C) NO. 20211 OF 2004 ================================== Dated this the 11th day of July, 2007. JUDGMENT The issue raised in this writ petition pertains to the filling up of the vacancies in the post of Professor in Mechanical Engineering. According to the petitioner, the vacancy which arose prior to the introduction of the amended special rules should be governed by unamended rules. None of the affected parties is before this Court. Therefore, this writ petition disposed of without prejudice to the liberty to the petitioner, If he still aggrieved to approach the 1st respondent with the affected parties on the party array, in which case the matter will be duly considered by the 1st respondent. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. rv