High Court of KeralaWP(C)/2089/2015disposed of

M.Viswanathan Nair v. Kerala Agricultural University

2015-01-21Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY 2015/1ST MAGHA, 1936 WP(C).No. 2089 of 2015 (I) --------------------------- PETITIONER:

----------- M.VISWANATHAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS SYSTEMS MANAGER, CENTRE FOR E-GOVERNANCE KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (K.A.U) KA.A.U. MAIN CAMPUS, K.A.U. P.O., TRISSUR - 680 656 BY ADVS.SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.V.VARGHESE SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND SMT.L.ANNAPOORNA RESPONDENT:

----------- KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (K.A.U) K.A.U. MAIN CAMPUS, K.A.U P.O., TRISSUR - 680 565 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR R BY SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA,SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21-01-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 2089 of 2015 (I) --------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ---------------------- P1- TRUE COPY OF G.O(MS) NO.347/77/AD DATED 30.11.1997. P2- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. GA/J2/39888/2006 DATED 13.03.2008 P3- TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE PAY REVISION ORDER DATED 28.06.2006 OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KERALA P4- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 27.03.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIOER BEFORE THE REGISTRAR OF THE UNIVERSITY P5- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29.09.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE REGISTRAR OF THE UNIVERSITY P6- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.AD.D1.2.53919/2010 DATED 30.11.2010 P7- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 12.7.2013 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE REGISTRAR OF THE UNIVERSITY P8- TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION WITHOUT ITS ENCLOSURE SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ON 7.11.2014 UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005. P9- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTTER NO.GA/J2/27006/14 DATED 25.11.2014 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:NIL ----------------------- TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE SCL.

A. MUHAMMED MUSTAQUE, J.

--------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.2089 of 2015 ------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of January, 2015.

JUDGMENT

The petitioner was holding an additional charge of System Manager in the service of the respondent University from 1998 onwards. In the year 2008, he was appointed as Systems Manager, in the scale of pay of Rs.16650-23200. The petitioner submitted that by virtue of Ext.P1 Government order, the scale of pay of comparable posts in the University of Kerala will be extended to the respondent University. It is further submitted that in the year 2008, the scale of pay for the post of Systems Manager was Rs.23,200-31150. Therefore, the petitioner, requesting the parity for the scale of pay, made Exts.P4, P5 and P7 representations before the respondent.

In view of the above and in the light of the relevant Government orders, it shall be adverted by the University. Therefore, the respondent shall place the above

W.P.(C) No.2089 of 2015 -2representations before the Executive Committee of the University in the next meeting itself.

Sd/- A. MUHAMMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE Scl.