IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 WA.No. 42 of 2010() ------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.19684/2006 Dated 02/07/2009 .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 IN WPC --------------------------------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 2. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E) KERALA OFFICE OF ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. T.B. RAMANI RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONER ------------------------- DR.K.RAVEENDRAN, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER IN POLITICS, MAHARAJAS COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. D. SOMASUNDARAM. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, & P.S. GOPINATHAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W. A. No. 42 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Heard Government Pleader appearing for the appellants and counsel appearing for the respondent. Writ Appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned single Judge declaring respondent's eligibility for advance increments on account of P.hd acquired by him while in service, which is granted with effect from 7.4.1997 based on Annexure I government order. Appellants do not dispute respondent's entitlement for advance increments payable on account of acquisition of P.hd. degree from 7.4.1997. The issue raised pertains to entitlement for selection grade on completion of 16 years of service which happened in the case of the respondent on 12.10.1997. Even though appellants misread the judgment that after granting of advance increments attributable to P.hd. degree with effect from 7.4.1997, appellants are required under the judgment to give further increment on acquiring selection grade on 12.10.1997. Respondent has no such case. In other 2 words, the advance increments attributable to P.hd. is not payable on respondent's acquiring selection grade with effect from 12.10.1997. W.A. is disposed of clarifying the above position based on Annexure 1 Government order. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (P.S. GOPINATHAN) Judge. kk 3