IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 8TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 24495 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. J. SREEJA, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, S.N. COLLEGE KOLLAM. 2. DR. P.G. SASIKALA, READER, DEPT. OF HINDI, SN COLLEGE KOLLAM. 3. DR. S.GEETHA, READER,DEPT. OF ZOOLOGY, S.N. COLLEGE, KOLLAM. 4. DR. S. SREEJA, READER, DEPT. OF HINDI, S.N. COLLEGE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPT. GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, SOUTH ZONE, KOLLAM. 5. THE MANAGER, S.N, TRUST KOLLAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UTY. FOR R2 SRI.A.N.RAJAN BABU, SC, S.N.TRUST FOR R5 SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI MUHAMOOD T.T THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.24495/2009-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 30th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners herein approached this Court seeking to declare that they are entitled to get U.G.C pay from the date of their appointment and advance increments based on their academic qualifications as provided under the U.G.C scheme. They are working in the S.N.College, Kollam. The first petitioner is working as Selection Grade Lecturer and petitioners 2 to 4 are working as Readers. All the petitioners have been appointed after 01/01/1996. Ext.P4 is the order by which their appointments have been approved by the University. The main complaint raised by the petitioners is that inspite of entitlement of U.G.C scale of pay the petitioners were given the scale of pay as specified in the appointment order only, which was in existence prior to 01/01/1996. The petitioners are relying upon Ext.P5 clarification issued by the Government in the matter. They point out that after the clarification was issued by the Government they have been submitting representations requesting that they may be given revised scale with effect from the date of their appointment. The same were rejected by the third respondent. Subsequently petitioners have been placed in the Senior Scale and Selection Grade etc. W.P.(C). No.24495/2009 -:2:- 2. Exts.P19 to P22 are the representations pending before the Director of Collegiate Education wherein the petitioners seek for various reliefs. The petitioners are relying upon Ext.P23 judgment of this Court in W.P.(C).No.13371/2007 dated 06/07/2009 also. There will be a direction to the third respondent to take decision on Exts.P19 to P22 after hearing the petitioners and the Manager within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Depending upon the outcome, the monetary benefits will be disbursed without further delay. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms