IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 18TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3742 of 2011(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ DR.B. BALAKRISHNAN, RETIRED FROFESSOR OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, VELLAYANI, RESIDING AT BINDU VIHAR, MANGALATHUKONAM, KATTACHALKUZHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 509. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE VICE CHANCELLOR & CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KAU POST, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR, PIN-680 651. 2. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR, PIN-680 651. 3. THE COMPTROLLER, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR, PIN-680 651. BY ADV. MR.K.P. MUJEEB, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.3742 Of 2011-P ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, a retired Professor of Plant Pathology in the respondent-University, seeks for a direction to the respondents to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P4 application seeking for the benefit of the UGC scheme, 2006 which is produced as Exhibit P3 herein. 2. The petitioner entered the service of the University on 14.8.1973 as Junior Assistant Professor and retired on 28.5.2007 from the post of Professor. The petitioner has already been granted the benefits of 1986 UGC Scheme as well as 1996 UGC Scheme. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the petitioner has already retired from service, a direction may be issued to the respondents to take a decision on Exhibit P4 within a time frame. There will be a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to take a decision on Exhibit P4, after hearing the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn True copy P.A.to Judge