2025:KER:22450 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 26TH PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 34989 OF 2024 PETITIONER: DR.SHINY V.N., AGED 36 YEARS, W/O. ARUN MOHAN S.M., SHINY BHAVAN, MARIYA NAGAR, CHENTHUPOOR, VATTAPARA, VENCODE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOW RESIDING AT KURUPPIN VILLA, GNERA 174 A, MELANALLOR, KARAMANA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (WORKING AS ASSISTANBT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, D.B. PAMPA COLLEGE, PARUMALA), PIN - 695002 BY ADVS. M.S.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR ELIZEBATH GEORGE SATHY C.B. RESPONDENTS: 1 THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDAMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 2 M.G. UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, PRIYAZDARSHINI HILLS, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686562 2025:KER:22450 W.P.(C) No.34989/2024 : 2 : 3 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001. 4 THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, 4TH FLOOR, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695034. *5 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF *(CORRECTED) COLLEGIATE EDUCATION CROSS JUNCTION, KADAPPAKADA, KOLLAM, PIN – 691001 *[DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOTTAYAM, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VYSKARAKUNNU, KOTTAYAM, PIN-686 001 *(NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT IS CORRECTED AS PER ORDER DATED 17.03.2025 IN I.A.1/2025 IN WP(C)34989/2024)]. BY ADVS. SRI.BIJU G., SC SRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE, SC SRI.V.VENUGOPAL, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:22450 W.P.(C) No.34989/2024 : 3 : JUDGMENT Dated this the 17th day of March, 2025 The petitioner is now working as Assistant Professor in Commerce in D.B. Pampa College, Parumala. The petitioner is fully qualified for appointment as Assistant Professor as per UGC Regulations. The petitioner applied for the post of Assistant Professor in Commerce as per Ext.P2 notification. The petitioner was included in Ext.P3 short list as serial No.3 and Roll No.101. 2. The petitioner was called for the interview and she attended and got 2nd rank. On the basis of the rank list, the petitioner was appointed as per Ext.P6 appointment order. The petitioner joined duty on 01.06.2023 and she is continuing in the post from that day onwards without any salary. The petitioner understood that the 1st respondent forwarded the proposal for 2025:KER:22450 W.P.(C) No.34989/2024 : 4 : approval of appointment of the petitioner to the 2nd respondent. But, the 2nd respondent did not approve the appointment of the petitioner for the reason known to them only. Now, more than one year has elapsed after appointing the petitioner. But, the appointment of the petitioner is not approved and salary is not sanctioned or disbursed to her, contends the petitioner. 3. The Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent submits that a proposal in respect of the approval of the appointment of the petitioner has already been forwarded. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 5th respondent to take appropriate decision on the proposal as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month. Sd/- N. NAGARESH JUDGE SR 2025:KER:22450 W.P.(C) No.34989/2024 : 5 : APPENDIX OF WP(C) 34989/2024 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF WORK LOAD STATEMENT AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF IUG & IPG AS ON 1.11.2022 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION ROC NO. 8468/15/CELL. DATED 3.11.2020 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF CALL LETTER ROC. NO. 8468/15/COLL. DATED 25.3.2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF SHORT LIST OF CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR THE INTERVIEW IN COMMERCE (MG UNIVERSITY) SCHEDULED ON 26.4.2023 AN, 2.00 P.M. PUBLISHED BY 1ST RESPONDENT AND DATED NIL Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE RANKED LIST OF CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR APPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT PROFERSSOR IN COMMERCE PUBLISHED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 26.4.2023 Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF APPOINTMENT ORDER NO. ROC. 8468/15/COLL/COMMERCE DATED 10.5.2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.