IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2011 / 7TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 22303 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.P.JACOB JOHN,PROFESSOR & HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE,KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, K.A.U.P.O.,THRISSUR 680 656.RESIDING AT PARAPPALLICHIRAYIL HOUSE, MULLAKKARA,MANNUTHY P.O,THRISSUR 680 651. BY ADV. SMT.SUMATHY DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY P.O KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, VELLANIKKARA 680 654. THRISSUR. 3. KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY P.O KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY VELLANIKKARA 680 654,THRISSUR. 4. THE COMPTROLLER KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY P.O KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY VELLANIKKARA 680 654,THRISSUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 22303 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GA/C2/41477/88 DT.3/3/89 OF 2ND RESPONDENT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER GO P 171/99/H.EDN. DT.21/12/99 OF R1. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GA/C2/23346/99(25) DT.25/8/2007 OF R3. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS COURT DT.19/2/2010 IN WPC 412/2008 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.GA/C2/30484/09 DT.19/07/2010 OF R3 TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT AND OTHERS. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.25/07/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.22303/2011-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 29th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking for various reliefs including a declaration that the petitioner is legally entitled to get inducted into UGC Scheme as Associate Professor in Rs.3700- 5700/- pay scale with effect from 18/04/1987 and to get the Career Advancement Promotions and the benefits thereon. 2. The petitioner's case is that the respondents are bound to refix the salary in the light of Ext.P4 Judgment rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in various writ petitions and that the petitioner's case is also similarly covered. 3. It is a case where the petitioner joined service as Junior Assistant Professor on 18/04/1977; recruited to Assistant Professor on 11/03/1982; acquired Ph.D on 02/04/1994; promoted from non-cadre Professor to Associate Professor on 18/04/1987; inducted to Associate Professor under 1986 UGC on W.P.(C). No.22303/2011 -:2:- 15/01/1990; inducted to Associate Professor under 1996 UGC on 01/01/1996 and; Career Advancement Promotion to Professor under 1996 UGC on 02/04/2002. 4. The non-cadre promotion to the post of Associate Professor was granted to the petitioner as per Ext.P1 order. It is pointed out that even though the petitioner was entitled to be inducted as Associate Professor under 1986 UGC Scheme in the scale of pay of Rs.3700-5700/-, by retaining the non-cadre promotion to the post of Associate Professor, the third respondent, by proceedings dated 12/03/1997 inducted the petitioner as above to the said scheme only from 15/01/1990. It is pointed out that this aspect is covered by Ext.P4 Judgment of this Court. 5. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the University who submitted that in the case of the petitioner also, the directions issued by this Court in Ext.P4 Judgment will be implemented. The benefit, namely, the grant of scale of pay of Rs.3700-5700/- will be granted to the petitioner with effect from 18/04/1987. Accordingly, there will be a direction to W.P.(C). No.22303/2011 -:3:- issue pay slip showing eligible amount for enabling the petitioner to draw the amount within a period of two months. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms