IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2008 / 30TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 22151 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------- LALITHA.M.C, W/O. KUNHUKUTTAN, ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN SR. SCALE (RETD.), KARIPAL HOUSE, PATTIKKAD.P.O,THRISSUR-680 652. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA, THRISSUR - 680 654. 2. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, THRISSUR - 680 654. ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN,SC,KERALA AGRL.UTY FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 22151 OF 2008 (K) ==================== Dated this the 21th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was an Assistant Librarian (Senior Scale) under the respondent University and retired on 31/5/04. 2. Ext.P1 is the Government order dated 9/4/91, extending the benefit of UGC scheme to qualified librarians working in Universities. Ext.P2 order was subsequently issued modifying Ext.P1. Though, it is subsequent to Ext.P2 that the petitioner retired on 31/5/2004, none has a case that the benefit of career advancement promotion claimed by her, has been given to anyone prior to her retirement. 3. In this writ petition, complaint arises out of Ext.P3 dated 30/1/06. By this order, the benefit of career advancement promotion was given to the persons mentioned therein and it is contended by the petitioner that she has been excluded from the list as she had retired by the time the order was issued. 4. The very term “career advancement promotion” contemplates continuance of the employee in service so that the benefit is extended for the advancement in the career of the employee. In so far as the petitioner is concerned, by the time by Ext.P3 the benefit has been extended, WPC 22151/08 :2 : admittedly, the petitioner had already retired. So long as the petitioner has no case that any other retired employee has been given the benefit of Ext.P1 as modified by Ext.P2, in my view, the stand taken by the University that the benefit of career advancement programme cannot be extended to those who are retired, cannot be taken as vitiated by any arbitrariness, calling for the interference of this Court. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp