IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 21ST JUNE 2011 / 31ST JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 21722 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR. JAMES MANALEL, READER, SCHOOL OF MANGEMENT STUDIES, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOCHI-682 022. BY ADV. SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. VICE-CHANCELLOR (CHAIRMAN,SEL.COMMITTEE) COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., KOCHI. 3. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,A.S.G. FOR R3 ADV.A.A.ABUL HASSAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). No. 21722/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1. COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DTD.21.12.99. P2. COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.12.1.2000 BY R1. P3. COPY OF THE ORDER BY THE UGC DTD.21.2.2002. P4. COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.10.4.06 BY R1. P5. COPY OF THE NOTE PREPARED BY THE UNIVERSITY. P6. COPY OF THE LETTER DTD.25.5.07 BY THE REGISTRAR. P7. COPY OF THE MINUTES AND NOTES OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE DTD.22.11.2006. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 21722 of 2007 ================== Dated this the 21st day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed writ petition seeking promotion to the post of Professor from the post of Reader. In I.A.No.15816/2007, I passed the following order; “By this I.A. the petitioner in this writ petition seeks direction to the 1st respondent to constitute a fresh selection committee and conduct interview of the petitioner to the post of Professor under the Career Advancement Scheme in the Cochin University of Science and Technology. The learned standing counsel for the University submits that the University would require at least 4 months time to constitute a selection committee. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the University to constitute the selection committee and conduct interview of the petitioner and consider his claim for promotion within four months.” The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the said interim order, a selection committee has been constituted and on their recommendation, the petitioner has been promoted, but only prospectively. The petitioner claims that the petitioner is entitled to retrospective promotion from an anterior date, seeking which relief, the petitioner has filed W.P.(C).No. 32780/2008. Accordingly, without prejudice to right of the petitioner to take up all the contentions taken in this writ petition in W.P.(C).No.32780/2008, this writ petition is closed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2