IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2011 / 1ST MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2117 of 2011(L) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DR.JASMIN.E.A, LECTURER IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS,GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRISSUR. BY ADV. DR.PAULY MATHEW MURICKEN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 01. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 01. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2117/2011-L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Lecturer in the Government Engineering College, Thrissur in the Department of Electrical and Electronics. The petitioner was awarded Doctorate in Engineering in the year 2009. She joined service as Lecturer on 06/10/1999 as advised by the P.S.C. Prior to joining service, the petitioner had qualified M.Tech and she had also an experience of one year and four months as Lecturer on contract basis at Cochin University as evident from Exts.P1 & P2. 2. Ext.P3 is a copy of the revised G.O.(P). No.68/2000/H.Edn. Dated 18/05/2000 whereby the Scheme recommended by AICTE and approved by the Government of India was implemented. Under clause 3.11(3) of Ext.P3 it is stated that the provisional/contract service of teachers in Engineering Colleges/Polytechnic will also be counted as qualifying service for conferring Senior/Selection Grade. W.P.(C). No.2117/2011 -:2:- 3. Ext.P6 is the proceedings wherein the petitioner has been placed as serial No.8 and she is granted Senior Scale with effect from 28/06/2004 whereas according to the petitioner, she is eligible for Senior Scale with effect from 28/06/2003. The petitioner thereafter filed a representation dated 18/08/2008. Even though the same was forwarded to the second respondent no action was taken, according to the petitioner. Ext.P8 is a proceedings with regard to placement of Lecturers in Senior Scale/Selection Grade. The petitioner has again filed a representation as per Ext.P9 which is followed by Ext.P10 representation and Ext.P11 shows that the same has been forwarded to the second respondent through proper channel. 4. In this writ petition the petitioner has prayed that apart from directing to correct the date of eligibility, a direction may also be issued to reckon the service at Cochin University, as detailed in the grounds of the writ petition. The petitioner has relied upon various aspects for extending the benefits to her. W.P.(C). No.2117/2011 -:3:- 5. The writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to take a decision on Exts.P9 and P10 after hearing the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the second respondent for compliance. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE