IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2007 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 5953 of 2007(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SREENIVASAN K., PART-TIME LECTURER IN SANSKRIT,ST.PETER'S COLLEGE, KOLENCHERY, RESIDING AT 'KAYYALA' HOUSE, V-364 A, THONNIKKA, KOLENCHERY-682 311. BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.P.M.BENZIR SRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, PRIYADARSINI HILLS, P.O.KOTTAYAM. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSINI HILLS PO., KOTTAYAM. 3. THE SYNDICATE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSHINI HILLS PO, KOTTAYAM. 4. ST.PETER'S COLLEGE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL, KOLENCHERRY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. ST.PETER'S COLLEGE TRUST, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KOLENCHERRY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 & R6 BY SC SRI. V.A.MUHAMMED. R4 & R5 BY ADV. SRI. MILLU DANDAPANI. R7 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.5953 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Case of the petitioner in brief is as follows: Petitioner was appointed as part-time Lecturer in Sanskrit and it was approved. According to the petitioner in terms of the workload a full-time post of Lecturer in Sanskrit was sanctioned to the College. Even at the time of demise of Sri. S.Thankappan Nair, the College was maintaining workload of 6 hours per week in Sanskrit. Petitioner approached the first respondent and submitted Ext.P6 seeking approval for modifying the appointment of the petitioner in the post of Part-time Lecturer in Sanskrit as Full-time Lecturer in Sanskrit with effect from 4.1.2002. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Manager submits that Ext.P8 has been submitted by the Manager before the University. 2. Heard counsel for the University also. The writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to consider and take a decision on Ext.P6 in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The third respondent will take into consideration Exts.P8 and P9 also when it takes a decision. sb. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) WPC .5953/2007. 2 K.M.JOSEPH, JJ. - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A. No. OF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT Dated this the day of February, 2006.