IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH JANUARY 2008 / 9TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 21280 of 1999(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ G.K.GEETHAKRISHNAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER (RETIRED), GEETHALAYAM, PALLOM, KOTTAYAM-7. BY ADV. SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP NO.21280/1999/G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 7.3.91. EXT. P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6.6.98 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT. P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 31.3.99 IN O.P. 8632/99. EXT. P4: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 28.6.99. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE JP S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ======================= O.P. No. 21280 of 1999(G) ======================= Dated this the 29th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks payment of interest on the arrears of salary consequent on UGC placement. It is settled law that for payment of interest alone no original petition would be maintainable Therefore, without prejudice to the right to claim interest in a civil court this original petition is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE jp