IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2010 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8198 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- O.J.KURIAN, S/O.LATE JOSEPH, OZHUKAYIL HOUSE, KANAMALA P.O. (HEADMASTER, UP SCHOOL, KOLLAMULA), MOOKKAMPETTY, ERUMELI. BY ADV. SRI.ESM.KABEER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVT., GENERAL EDUCATION DEPT., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. D.E.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. A.E.O., RANNI. 4. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, TRIVANDRUM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.T.MAHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 8198 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 12th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Headmaster of a U.P. School. On completion of 20 years of service, he was promoted as Headmaster. On completion of 23 years, he was given selection grade. Now Ext.P2 audit objection has been raised stating that the selection grade was sanctioned with effect from a date subsequent to his becoming eligible for the same, which is irregular, in so far as there is no option for the petitioner to postpone the grant of selection grade to a future date than the date on which he actually became entitled to the same. The petitioner is challenging the same. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. I do not find any merit in the challenge. Option is available only for pay revision. For selection grade, the employee has no option regarding the date from which his pay in the selection grade has to be fixed. Admittedly, in this case the petitioner's pay in the selection grade was fixed on a date subsequent to his becoming eligible for the same. Therefore, there is nothing wrong in the audit objection and the audit objection has to be put into effect. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly, the same is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2