IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2007 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 7747 of 2006(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. SREEKUMAR. N.M., S/O. KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, `NAGAMANGALAM', KANGHOL, P.O. PANCHAVADI, TRIKARIPUR, KANNUR. 2. PRADEEP. K.V., AGED 30 YEARS, S/O. K. KRISHNAN, P.O. PANCHAVADI, TRIKARIPUR, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, MANGATTUPARAMBU, KANNUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS P.O., KANNUR. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, VIKAS BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE. 5. PRESIDENT, SES COLLEGE, SREEKANDAPURAM, KANNUR. 6. PRINCIPAL, SES COLLEGE, SREEKANDAPURAM, KANNUR. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. T.T. MUHAMOOD ADV. SRI. K.JAJU BABU, SC, KANNUR UNIVERSITY SRI.P.NARAYANAN M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO. 7747/06 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT BEARING NO.GI/SES/Estt./2/2005 DT. 19.5.05. EXT.P2 COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BEARING NO.GI/SES/Estt./2/2005 DT. 19.5.05. EXT.P3 COPY OF THE COMMON ORDER OF APPROVAL ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT BEARING REF. NO.GI/SES/Estt./2/2005 DT. 19.5.05. EXT.P4 COPY OF COVERING LETTER OF 4TH RESPONDENT REASON FOR REJECTION BEARING REF. NO. E3/246/06 DT. 23.2.06. EXT.P5 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) NO. 31575/05 PASSED BY HON'BLE HIGH COURT DT. 3.1.06. EXT.P6 COPY OF ORDER OF 1ST RESPONDENT BEARING NO.Acad/B2/3283/98 DATED CIVIL STATION P.O., KANNUR DT. 29.5.99. EXT.P7 COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF RE-ASSESSMENT OF WORK LOAD IN THE ADALATH HELD ON 18.12.02. EXT.P8 COPY OF MEMORANDUM DT. 17.6.06 SUBMITTED BY KERALA PRIVATE COLLEGE TEACHERS TO THE MINISTER CONCERNED. EXT.P9 COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 26.3.07. EXT.P10 COPY OF JUDGMENT PASSED 27.11.06 IN W.P.C. NO. 18965/06 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R4(a) COPY OF LR. NO. E3-8705/05 DT. 21.8.06. /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE. A.K. BASHEER, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 7747 OF 2006 --------------------- Dated this the 13th day of June, 2007 J U D G M E N T Grievance of the petitioners is that though their appointments have been approved by the University, the Directorate of Collegiate Education is not counter signing their salary bills. Learned counsel submits that petitioners will be satisfied if an appropriate direction is issued to respondent No.4 to take a decision on Ext.P9, in which the petitioners have highlighted the entire aspects of the issue. Learned Government Pleader submits that a decision in the matter will be taken in accordance with law, if such a direction is issued. In view of the above submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners, I do not deem it necessary to refer to the contentions raised by the petitioners on their merit at this state. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9 strictly on its merit and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the WPC NO.7747/06 Page numbers date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioners shall produce a certified copy of this judgment along with copies of the writ petition and counter affidavit filed by the respondents before respondent No.4 for compliance. It is made clear that I have not considered the merit of any of the contentions raised by the petitioners and they are left open. A.K. BASHEER, JUDGE vps WPC NO.7747/06 Page numbers A.K. BASHEER, JUDGE OP NO.20954/00 JUDGMENT 1ST MARCH, 2007