IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2009 / 1ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 20694 of 2009(F) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- THULASI BAI C.S., RETIRED UGC SELECTION GRADE LIBRARIAN, GOVERNMENT SANSKRIT COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. RESIDING AT TC.8/2240/1, PRIYADARSHINI NAGAR, PONGUMMOODU, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011. BY MR.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION(A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL(A&E), OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.20694 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the 1st respondent to place the petitioner as Selection Grade Librarian in the UGC Scheme as on 01.11.1987 and to disburse the consequential monetary benefits including revision of pensionary benefits. 2. The particulars in respect of the petitioner show that the petitioner retired from service on 31.07.2001 as UGC Selection Grade Librarian from the Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner entered state service on 15.12.1966 as Librarian and after the UGC Scheme was made applicable from 01.01.1986, the petitioner exercised option to be governed by the UGC Scheme. He was placed under the UGC Scheme with effect from 01.11.1987 as per Exhibit P5 order. But the actual posting was made only with effect from 30.11.2000 as per Exhibit P6 order. The Government had not granted Senior W.P.(C) No.20694/2009 2 Scale and Selection Grade to the petitioner in the UGC Scheme and arrears of pay were also not granted to the petitioner though the same was implemented with effect from 01.11.1987. 3. The petitioner is relying upon Exhibits P4 and P9 orders. By Exhibit P4, various benefits have been extended to qualified Librarians. Exhibit P9 is the order passed in respect of two other Senior Grade Librarians. They have been granted Selection Grade on the date of placement itself. The petitioner has moved the Government by filing Exhibit P10 representation. It is prayed that Exhibit P10 may be directed to be disposed of in the light of Exhibits P4 and P9. The 1st respondent will therefore take a decision on Exhibit P10, after hearing the petitioner and after considering Exhibits P4 and P9, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp