IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2009 / 23RD SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21913 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.KUMARI THANKAM,DUPLICATOR OPERATOR, (FORMS SECTION)KERALA UNIVERSITY OFFICE, PALAYAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR SMT.SUSHYA RAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,UNIVERSITY OFFICE,PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR,KERALA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS,PALAYAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, KERALA UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.21913/2009-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 14th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is now working as Duplicator Operator in the first respondent University. She entered service in the University as a Peon and was granted Higher Grade in the post of Peon as per order dated 27/10/1994 after completion of 10 years of service. The petitioner was promoted thereafter as Duplicator Operator and joined the said post on 18/03/1996. Ext.P2 is the copy of the appointment order. It is pointed out that she is appointed in a permanent vacancy which arose in the retirement vacancy of Shri P.Janardhanan Nair, Duplicator Operator. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a declaration that the petitioner is entitled for refixation of the scale of pay in the post of Duplicator Operator as Rs.950-1500 Rs.3050-5230 (revised scale) with effect from 18/03/1996 and for all consequential monetary benefits. 2. The petitioner had been requesting for pay fixation in terms of the various orders issued by the University pursuant to Ext.P9. Ext.P9 is dated 13/07/2005. The scale of pay of petitioner was fixed as per Ext.P10. It is pointed out that Ext.P10 has not reddressed all the grievances raised by W.P.(C). No.21913/2009 -:2:- the petitioner. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted another representation as per Ext.P11 before the University. This is followed by Exts.P12 and P13 representations. 3. Ext.P13 is the representation submitted before the Registrar of the University. The Standing Counsel for the University submitted that the same will be considered by the Syndicate since Ext.P9 is issued based on a decision of the Syndicate. Therefore, there will be a direction to the respondents to take a decision on Ext.P13 by the Syndicate of the University within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms