IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 21931 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.E.K.MATHEW, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING, KELAPPAJI COLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TAVANUR, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELANIKKARA, TRISSUR. 3. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR. 4. THE COMPTROLLER, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR. ADV. SRI.K.P.MUJEEB S.C.AGR.UNIVERSITY FOR R2 TO R4 SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.21931/2008-J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 10th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is working as Associate Professor in the faculty of Agriculture Engineering under the second respondent University, has approached this Court seeking to quash Ext.P8 and to grant all benefits under the U.G.C scheme etc. 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as per order No.GA/C2/17600/2009, dated 12/10/2009, of the Registrar, the petitioner had been granted Career Advancement Promotion as Professor under the 1996 UGC Scheme with effect from 28/04/2008. Therefore, it is submitted that the grievance of the petitioner has been met by the University. What remains is the disbursement of arrears consequent on the Career Advancement Promotion as Professor in terms of the order dated 12/10/2009. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the University submitted that appropriate action will be taken and arrears will be disbursed within a period of three months. 4. In the light of the fact that the petitioner had approached this Court in 2008 for various benefits, there will be a direction to the University to disburse the W.P.(C). No.21931/2008 -:2:- arrears legally due to the petitioner within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The contentions, if any, with regard to the other claims are left open. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms