IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2011 / 17TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 19791 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- A.LALI, PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT GRADE-I, COCHIN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KUTTANAD, PULIMKUNNU P.O., ALAPPUZHA-690 554. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR SRI.K.JAGADEESH RESPONDENT: --------------------- THE REGISTRAR, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THRIKKAKKARA, COCHIN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS P.O., KOCHI-682 022. ADV. SRI.K.S.MOHAMMED HASHIM,SC,CUSAT,COCHIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)NO.19791/11 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DT.25.9.06 SENT TO THE RESPONDENT THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL. TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.19791 Of 2011-Y -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 8th DAY OF AUGUST, 2011 J U D G M E N T The grievance raised by the petitioner herein is that the prior service rendered by her has not been reckoned for the purpose of pension. 2. The initial appointment of the petitioner was as an Assistant Matron in the Women's Hostel of the respondent in August, 1992. Subsequently, she was posted as Assistant Librarian in the Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre at Cochin University Campus and she joined there on 3.4.1996. It is pointed out that the same is a joint venture of the Cochin University of Science and Technology and Government of Kerala. Both the above appointments were on contract basis. 3. The petitioner was absorbed as an Assistant Matron on regular post in October, 1997 and as Professional Assistant Grade II in the year 2002. 4. For reckoning the past service as Assistant Matron and Assistant Librarian for the purpose of pensionary benefits, the W.P.(C)No.19791/11 -2- petitioner has been representing the matter and earlier she had approached this Court by filing O.P.No.24649/08. 5. Exhibit P1 is a further representation submitted by the petitioner. 6. The learned Standing Counsel for the University submitted that the claim of the petitioner was placed before the Audit Wing and so far it is not cleared in the light of G.O.(P) No.2357/99/Fin. dated 25.11.1999. 7. Since no decision has been communicated to the petitioner, there will be a direction to the respondent to consider the merits of the claim and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn