IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2009 / 22ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 24911 of 2009(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- DR.OOMMEN V.OOMMEN, PROFESSOR & CO-ORDINATOR, U.G.C.SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, KARIYAVATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV.MR.BABU VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, RAJ BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT.OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.V.T.K.MOHANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.24911/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE RESUME OF THE PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE G.O. DTD. 24.4.09. P3:- COPY OF THE G.O. VIDE ORDER DTD. 24TH JUNE, 2009. P4:- COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 29.8.08 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT, FORWARDING THE AMENDMENT. P5:- COPY OF THE REMINDER DTD. 19.5.09 SENT BY 2ND RESPONDENT. P6:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DTD. 29.7.09 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P7:- COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.ACL/S/2309/08 DTD. 31.8.09. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24911 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of October, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is working as Professor & Co-ordinator of the U.G.C Special Assistance Programme, Department of Zoology, University of Kerala has approached this Court seeking to quash Exhibit P6 and to declare that the petitioner is entitled to continue till the end of academic year as in the case of teachers in other Universities. 2. By interim order dated 28.08.2009, this Court allowed the petitioner to continue in service provisionally at his risk with a rider that the salary will be disbursed only after getting orders from this Court. 3. Along with I.A.No.12213/2009, the petitioner has produced Exhibit P7 notification which shows that the Amendment No.192 of the Kerala University First Statutes, 1977 was assented to by the Chancellor on 29.08.2009. Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to continue upto the end of the academic year. W.P.(C) No.24911/2009 2 In the light of the assent given by the Chancellor, no further orders are called for in this writ petition. This writ petition is accordingly closed. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp