IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2009 / 21ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 20098 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.SUJA BEEGUM S., SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, NATTAKOM, KOTTAYAM-13. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN SRI.PMM.NAJEEB KHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPT., GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.20098 of 2009-F - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of August, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Selection Grade Lecturer in the Department of Zoology, Government College, Kottayama. The writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P4 and grant all service benefits applicable to Doctorate Degree holders, to the petitioner from 9.7.2997 and future benefit of salary. It is pointed out that the petitioner was awarded Teacher Fellowship for doing Ph.D. under the Tenth Plan period for two years by the University Grants Commission and worked as Full Time Teacher Research Fellow. Ext.P1 is the order granting permission for the said research work. She was awarded Doctorate in Economics as evidenced by Ext.P2 decision of the Syndicate. The petitioner thereafter sought for grant of advance increments eligible for Ph.D. holders. It was rejected by Ext.P3 stating that as she had acquired Ph.D. in Economics, she is not eligible for advance increments. The petitioner filed a representation before the Government, which was forwarded along with Ext.P4. 2. Along with I.A.No.10090/2009, the petitioner has produced wpc 20098/2009 2 Ext.P5, a copy of the representation dated 6.8.2009 submitted to the Government. It is prayed that Ext.P5 may be directed to be disposed of within a time frame. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 after hearing the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/