IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2007 / 8TH SRAVANA 1929 WA.No. 1805 of 2007() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.12362/2005 Dated 30/03/2007 .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONER IN THE WP(C): ----------------------------------- PRADEEPKUMAR K., AGED 46 YEARS, S/O.P.OTHENAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT,PIN-671 321, NOW RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.4, HABEEB HOUSING COMPLEX P.O. KANHANGAD, PIN-671 315. BY ADV. SRI.P.T.DINESH RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS IN THE WP(C): -------------------------------------- 1. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, BAHADURSHAH ZAFARMARG,NEW DELHI-110002 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY, MANGATTU PARAMBU, KANNUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS P.O., PIN-670 567. 4. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT THENHIPALAM, CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O.MALAPPURAM DT. PIN-673 635. 5. FIP SELECTION COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, THE PRINCIPAL, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT, PIN-671 321. 2 WA 1805/07 6. T.M. SURENDRANATH, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 7. P.V. PUSHPAJA, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER,DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 8. T. VIJAYAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER,DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 9. K. RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, SENIOR GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 10. KOCHUTHRESIAMMA ANDREWS, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 11. K.M. UDAYANANDAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 12. V.P. SYAMA, SENIOR GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 13. M.MURALIDHARAN NAMBIAR, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD. 14. K.AJAYA KUMAR, SENIOR GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3 WA 1805/07 15. JAYASREE NAIR,SENIOR GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD. 16. K.S. SURESH KUMAR, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARGOD. 17. E.A. SREEDHARAN,SENIOR GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, NEHRU ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, KANHANGAD, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY SRI.M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.Radhakrishnan & Antony Dominic, JJ. ======================== W.A.No.1805 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 30th day of July, 2007. JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan,J. Petitioner is working as Selection Grade Lecturer in the Department of physics in Nehru Arts and Science College, Kanhangad. He had applied for inclusion of his name under the Faculty Improvement Programme conducted by the University Grants Commission. But his name was not recommended by the Selection Committee, since the petitioner had not registered for Ph.D Programme in the University which is a mandatory requirement for inclusion under the Faculty Improvement Programme. Petitioner's contention is that Clause 3.6 of the guidelines for Faculty Improvement Programme are illegal and unreasonable. The programme is not envisaged to open a new WA 1805/07 -: 2 :- avenue for promotion as contended by the petitioner. Hence, contention of the petitioner is not justified. In the circumstances, we find no infirmity in the judgment of the learned single Judge. Writ Appeal is dismissed. K.S.Radhakrishnan, Judge. Antony Dominic, Judge. ess 30/7