IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 33957 of 2007(P) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- DR. K.RAJEEV, S/O. P.R.KRISHNA PILLAI, PRINCIPAL, SHREE VIDHYADHIRAJA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, NEMAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT., SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL AND CONTROLLING OFFICER, GOVERNMENT HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, IRANIMUTTAM, MANACADU, TRIVANDRUM,. 3. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, TRIVANDRUM. 4. SHREE VIDHYADHIRAJA VIDHYA SAMAJAM, CHETTIKULANGARA, TRIVANDRUM-1, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI. P.N.KRISHNA PILLAI. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN,J ================ W.P.(C).No.33957 of 2007 ====================== Dated this the 20th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner herein is the Principal of Shree Vidhyadhiraja Homeopathic Medical College, Nemom, managed by the 4th respondent. Petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that although as per UGC Scheme, which is applicable to the college, the retirement age fixed is 60 years, the petitioner is required to retire at the age of 55. Therefore, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue in service till he attains the age of 60 in accordance with the UGC Scheme. This question of eligibility of similarly placed persons to continue up to 60 years was considered by this Court in W.P.(C).No.4973/2007 in which this Court held that similarly placed petitioners are not entitled to the benefits sought for and they are liable to retire from service on attaining the age of 55 years. That judgment was upheld by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.626/2007, following those decisions, I dismiss this writ petition. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE dvs