IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10323 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K. CHANDRAN PILLAI, LECTURER SELECTION GRADE (RETD), DEVASWOM BOARD COLLEGE, SASTHAMCOTTA, NOW RESIDING AT ANJALI, KAKKAKKUNNU P.O., SOORANADU SOUTH, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN SRI.E.S.ASHRAF RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOLLAM. 4. THE KERALA UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA, DISTRICT OFFICE, QUILON-691 004. ADV. SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE, SC, FCI FOR R.5 SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R4 SMT.S.KARTHIKA FOR R5 GOVT. PLEADER SMT. T.B. RAMANI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: W.P.C.NO. 10323/2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------ EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF SERVICE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE F.C.I. EXT.P2 GOVT. ORDER DT. 12-11-2002. EXT.P3 ORDER DT. 24-10-2007. EXT.P4 REPRESENTATION DT. 27-11-2007. EXT.P5 ORDER DT. 28-7-2007. EXT.P6 ORDER DT. 15-1-2008. EXT.P7 JUDGMENT IN W.P.C. NO. 37176/2003. [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 10323 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 31st day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a retired aided college teacher. His grievance in this writ petition is that his prior central government service has not been reckoned for the purpose of computing his retirement benefits. The petitioner submits that in view of the decision of a learned Single Judge of this Court in Haridasan v. State of Kerala, 2010 (1) KLT 348, the petitioner is entitled to the relief prayed for. However, the learned Government Pleader points out that a Division Bench has, in W.A.No. 2445/2009, held that in the absence of any Government Orders in that regard, the prior central government service cannot be reckoned for computation of retirement benefits of an aided college teacher. She also points out that in that judgment, the judgment of another learned Judge, which was relied on in Haridasan's case (supra) was reversed to hold that the prior central government service cannot be reckoned for computing the retirement benefits of aided school teachers. 2. After hearing both sides, I am satisfied that the issue involved in this case is squarely covered against the petitioner by the Division Bench decision in W.A. No. 2445/2009. Therefore, following that decision, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/