IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 7TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 18TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3871 of 2011(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. T.K.SATHIANATHAN, LIBRARIAN GRADE-1, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, THRISSUR. 2. K. VASUDEVAN, LIBRARIAN GRADE-I, GOVERNMENT T.D. MEDICAL COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA. 3. P.J. WELS, LIBRARIAN GRADE-I, GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THRIPUNITHURA. 4. T.V. MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, LIBRARIAN GRADE-I, GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.PAREETH RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.3871 Of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 7th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are working at various Government Colleges in the post of Librarian Grade I. The grievance raised by them is with regard to non-granting of UGC scale on par with aided colleges from time to time. 2. Exhibit P3 is the order by which the Librarians in aided Colleges have been granted the benefit of UGC scale. It is the case of the petitioner that they have been discriminated in the matter. Seeking for a consideration of their claims, they have filed various representations before the Government as per Exhibits P6 to P9. 3. There will be a direction to the respondent to take a decision on Exhibits P6 to P9 after hearing the petitioners and after considering the materials produced by them, including Exhibit P3, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall produce a copy of the Writ Petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance. The Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn True copy P.A.to Judge