IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2011 / 10TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 11062 of 2011(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. DR.K.P.MAMMOOTY PROFESSOR, COLLEGE AGRICULTURAL, PADANAKAD, KASARAGOD, RESIDING AT MOIDU MANCHIL, P.O.ALAVIL, KALLADATHODU, KANNOOR- 670 008. 2. DR.K.SUDHAKARA, PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF SILVICULTURE & AGRO FORESTRY, COLLEGE OF FORESTRY, K A U,POST VELLANIKKARA, RESIDING AT PHRYAMBAKAM, KAIRALI STREET BY PASS JUNCTION, MANNUTHY, TRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE REGISTRAR, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR -680 654. 2. THE COMPTROLLER, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY POST, VELLANIKKARA, TRISSUR- 680 654. R1 & R2 BY SRI.K.P.MUJEEB, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.11062/2011-G: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE NO.GA/C2/30966/88 DTD. 18/11/89. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER GA/C2/18326/88 (II) DTD. 02/08/88. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE COMMON JUDGMENT DTD. 15/04/2009 IN CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 2540/2009, 2541/2009 AND 2542/2009. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE ORDER GA/C2/30434/09 DTD. 19/07/2010. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE FIXATION STATEMENT DTD. 30/10/2010. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE FIXATION STATEMENT DTD. 30/10/2010. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.11062 of 2011-G - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of July, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioners herein are working as Professors in different departments under the first respondent University. The prayer in this writ petition is for the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to refix the salary of the petitioners in the scale of pay of Rs.3700-5700 with effect from 6.6.1989 and 18.1.1987 and to disburse the consequential arrears under 1996 and 2006 UGC Scheme. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court, Ext.P3, an appropriate decision will have to be taken in respect of the non cadre promotion granted to the petitioners and to grant consequential benefits. 3. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the University. 4. It is submitted that action will be taken as sought for by the petitioners, in the light Ext.P3 judgment of the Apex Court and in the light of Ext.P4 order passed by the University. 5. There will be a direction to the respondents to revise Exts.P5 and P6 by refixing the salary of the petitioners and to grant the consequential wpc 11062/2011 2 monetary benefits in terms of the revised orders, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/