IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2011 / 24TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 13843 of 2011(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- DR. P.K.VALSALAKUMARI, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POMOLOGY, COLLEGE HORTICULTURE, VELLANIKKARA, RESIDING AT HARISREE, VETTIKAL.P.O., MANNUTHI, TRISSUR-680 651. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR-680 654. 2. THE COMPTOLLER, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR-680 654. 3. THE ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR-680 654. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI. K.P.MUJEEB,SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/07/2011 ALONG WITH WPC.NO.14063 OF 2011 AND CONNECTED CASES,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.13843/2011 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GA/C2/18326/88(ii) DTD. 2/08/88. P2: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.BG/A2/43662/2007 DTD. 1/1/2008. P3: COPY OF THE COMMON JUDGMENT DTD. 15/04/2009 IN CIVIL APPEAL NOS.2540 OF 2009, 2541 OF 2009 AND 2542 OF 2009. P4: COPY OF THE ARREAR BILL DTD. 25/05/2010. P5: COPY OF THE ORDER GA/C2/30434/09 DTD. 19/07/2010. P6: COPY OF THE ORDER G.O.(P) NO.58/2010 H.EDN. DTD. 27/03/2010. P7: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GA/C2/20608/09 DTD. 8/07/2010. P8: COPY OF THE LETTER F.NO.2 (3)2009 AP(EDN) DTD. 22/09/2010. P9: COPY OF THE LETTER F.NO.2(3)/2009-A&P (EDN) DTD. 24/11/2010. P10: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.BG/A2/19595/010 DTD. 11/02/2011. P11: COPY OF THE FIXATION STATEMENT DTD. 30/10/2010. P12: COPY OF THE ARREAR BILL DTD. 30/10/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.13843, 14063, 18580, 18581 & 18583 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T In all these writ petitions, the respective petitioners are working as Professors in various Departments under the Kerala Agricultural University. The claim is for payment of arrears under 1996 and 2006 UGC schemes. In W.P.(C) Nos.13843 and 14063 of 2011, there is a further claim for disbursing arrears under 1986 UGC Scheme. 2. The averments in these writ petitions show that already the petitioners have been issued pay slips, and the arrear bills have also been submitted. The complaint raised is that in spite of the same, amounts have not been disbursed. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has already released funds to various Universities including the Agricultural University for meeting the financial burden. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the University submitted W.P.(C) Nos.13843/2011 & conn. cases that various factors will have to be considered in the matter and in view of the present financial condition of the University, the University is unable to pay the amount as demanded by the petitioners now and some more time will be required to make the payment. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in similar writ petitions this Court has already directed the University to make payment within a period of two months. The learned Standing Counsel sought for a further extended period. In the light of the directions issued in similar cases, there will be a direction to release due amounts to the petitioners within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. All the other legal questions raised are left open. The claim of any of the individual petitioners to give effect to the non cadre promotion in the scale of Rs.3700-5700 also will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed expeditiously and consequential benefits also will be disbursed. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp