IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 1ST AUGUST 2011 / 10TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20794 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- DR.R.USHAKUMARI, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, PADANAKAD, KASARAGOD, RESIDING AT USHUS 16/299, PALLANAGADI, PULIKKAN MARKET, TRISSUR-680005. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSIRY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR-680 654. 2. THE COMPTROLLER, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR-680 654. 3. THE ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, PADANAKKAD, KASSARAGODE-671328. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.MUJEEB, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 20794 of 2011(Y) ------------------------------------ APPENDIX ----------------- PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1. COPY OF THE PAY SLIP DT. 23.02.2010 EXT.P2. COPY OF THE PAY SLIP DT. 2.11.2010. EXT.P5. COPY OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 30.4.2011 OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL -------------------------------------- / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.20794/2011-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 1st day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as a Professor in the Department of Entomology under the respondent University. 2. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the third respondent to disburse the arrears of salary to the petitioner under 1996 and 2006 University Grants Commission Schemes authorised as per Exts.P1 and P2 pay slips, totalling to Rs.4,88,345/-, forthwith. The second prayer is for a direction to the third respondent to issue pay slip or authorisation to the petitioner from 01/01/2006 to 28/02/2010 under 2006 U.G.C Scheme to claim the arrears of salary and for a further direction to disburse the same forthwith within a time limit fixed by this Court. 3. It is pointed out in the writ petition that for disbursing the amounts, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R) has already disbursed their part of obligation and the State Government has W.P.(C). No.20794/2011 -:2:- also disbursed the various amounts to meet the remaining part. 4. The learned Standing Counsel on getting instructions submitted that so far the University has received only the funds of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research which will form 80% of the total amount payable to the teachers concerned and the State Government is yet to disburse the remaining part of the total amount, namely, 20% of the total amount. It is further pointed out that the amounts are being disbursed in terms of seniority in the list prepared. 5. Already, this Court has disposed of various cases directing the University to disburse the amounts after getting the funds within a period of two months. The learned counsel for the petitioner therefore, prayed that a similar direction may be issued directing the University to honour the bills of the petitioner also. Evidently, the entire amount can be disbursed only after getting the remaining amount from the State Government as well and the same is not received as on today; going by the submission made by the learned W.P.(C). No.20794/2011 -:3:- Standing Counsel for the University that the State Government is yet to disburse the said amount. The University can therefore, as the I.C.A.R funds are now available, take steps to disburse the 80% of the amounts due to each of the claimants from the said funds. In that view of the matter, the petitioner's grievance will also be redressed by disbursing the 80% of the amount covered by the pay slips within a period of two months. Steps will also be taken to issue pay slip from 01/01/2006 to 28/02/2010 under 2006 U.G.C Scheme, for enabling the petitioner to claim the arrears of salary, within a period of one month. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms