IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2007 / 21ST PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1241 of 2007(W) ----------------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. DR.P.B.PUSHPALATHA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (SS), DEPARTMENT OF PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, VELLANIKARA, THRISSUR. 2. DR.A.SOBHANA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(SS), AICFIP, COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, VELLANIKARA, TRISSUR. 3. DR.P.INDIRA DEVI, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (SS), COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, VELLANIKARA, TRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN SMT.KEERTHI SOLOMON RESPONDENT: -------------------- THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, K.A.U. POST, VELLANIKARA, TRISSUR. BY ADV. SHRI N.D. PREMACHANDRAN, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 1241 OF 2007 W -------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th January, 2007 JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and the respondent University. 2. The prayers in the Writ Petition are to direct the respondent to conduct career advancement promotion of the petitioners to the post of Associate Professor and Professor under 1996 UGC Scheme forthwith, and to declare that the petitioners are entitled to get the career advancement promotions to the post of Associate Professor and Professor under 1996 UGC Scheme, and to direct the respondent to disburse the consequential arrears of salary and other allowances. 3. Learned standing counsel would submit that the University is prepared to conduct the Career Advancement Promotion and it is only due to the obstruction from other Teachers, it is not being conducted. 4. In such circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of WP(C) NO.1241/07 W 2 directing that if the petitioners are legally entitled to get the career advancement promotion to the post of Associate Professor and Professor under the 1996 UGC Scheme, the respondent will conduct the Career Advancement Promotion as expeditiously as possible and, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. It is made clear that I have not gone into the question whether the petitioners are entitled. K. M. JOSEPH, JUDGE kbk.