High Court of KeralaSingle JudgeWrit petitions allowed in part; the impugned or...
MANOJ M.V. and others v. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT and others
Case / Petition Number:WP(C) No. 34521 of 2011; conn. Case; WP(C) No. 2473 of 2012
Case Details & Bench
- Court
- High Court of Kerala
- Hon'ble Judges
- Devan Ramachandran
- Judgment Date
- 2022-06-23
- Court Decision / Holding
- The court set aside the impugned seniority-revision order (Ext.P5) and quashed the University’s earlier action. It directed that, if the University wishes to revise the original seniority list, it must do so after giving due notice and hearing to all parties and in strict conformity with the University Regulations and KS & SSR. The judgment emphasizes that the revision cannot be conducted sua motu without notice and that the issues raised require reconsideration under law. The University is permitted to call for objections and reassess, but the exercise must be completed in a manner consistent with procedural fairness and the applicable regulatory framework.
- Final Disposition
- Writ petitions allowed in part; the impugned order revising seniority is set aside. The University is to consider objections and potentially revise the original seniority list after hearing the parties, in accordance with law and regulatory provisions.
Parties to the Case
Appellants / Petitioners
- MANOJ M.V. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SASI O.C, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- JINMESH.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SAJEEV.S (SADANANDAN) SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- MANOJ.A.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- KAMALUDEEN.K.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- NIKHIL V.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- HARISH.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- ANTONY.D.L, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- JAIMON.A JOHN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUJITH.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- DEEPA.G.H, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- RAJANI DEVI.P.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SREEMURUKAN PILLAI K.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- RAGHU.O, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUDHEER.T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- JYOTHI GOPALAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- DINESH.KUMAR.V.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- VIJI KURIEN THOMAS, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUNIL KUMAR.K.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- PRADEEPAN.K.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUMESH.M.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- RAJESH R.L, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SHAMEER.K.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- MAHAMAYA.V.J, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- AJITH SYAM PRASAD.T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- MANOJAN.M.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- TESSY LINNETTE JACOB, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SANDHYA S.MENON, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SINDHU VIJAYAN.N, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- MUHAMMEDALIA.C., SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- KUMAR.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- CHANDRA KUMAR.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SREEJITH.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- RAZAK.KM, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- ABDUL KARIM.M, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUDHEENDRAN.K.T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- BEENA.A.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUNIL.C.N, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- REJI.E.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SEEMA.C.D, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SAJEEV.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- JYOTHISH.V.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- ANILKUMAR.M.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- ABDUL AZEZ KUNNOTH, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- JAYAKUMAR.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SURESH BABU.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUBASH.K.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- ANUPAMA SACHINDRAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- T.RATHEESH KUMAR, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- BEENA.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- BENZEER.T.A, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- DEEPAK GEORGE, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- DELEEP KUMAR.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- GEETHA.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- JAYAPRAKASH.A.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SREEDEVI.R.N.NAIR, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- AALVIN JOSEPH TONY, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- BEERAN ANNANGADAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- RANI.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SWAPNA.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- NISHA BABY K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- PRASEENA.K.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- NAVEEN JOSEPH.A, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- BINU MON.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SARATHKUMAR.C.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
- SUDHEER KUMAR.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM
Respondents
- THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 636
- THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 636
- SUJATHA.K.M, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- CHARLS P.CHANDY SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- AJAYAKUMAR.T.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- PRASANTH.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- JAYAKUMAR.R.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- RENI PAUL.P.X, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SHIBA.E.N, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SYED ALI.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- NISHA PULIYULLATHIL, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- M.N.SOBHANA, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- JEEVAN MATHEW KURIAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- VIJAYASREE.A.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SARITHA.S.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- KAVITHA.K.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- CHITHRA.S.H, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- DINESH.KUMAR.V.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- VIJI KURIEN THOMAS, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUNIL KUMAR.K.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- PRADEEPAN.K.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUMESH.M.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- RAJESH R.L, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SHAMEER.K.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- MAHAMAYA.V.J, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- AJITH SYAM PRASAD.T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- MANOJAN.M.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- TESSY LINNETTE JACOB, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SANDHYA S.MENON, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SINDHU VIJAYAN.N, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- MUHAMMEDALIA.C., SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- KUMAR.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- CHANDRA KUMAR.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SREEJITH.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- RAZAK.KM, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- ABDUL HAKEEM.M, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUDHEENDRAN.K.T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- BEENA.A.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUNIL.C.N, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- REJI.E.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SEEMA.C.D, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SAJEEV.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- JYOTHISH.V.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- ANILKUMAR.M.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- ABDUL AZEEZ KUNNOTH, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- JAYAKUMAR.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SURESH BABU.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUBASH.K.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- ANUPAMA SACHINDRAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- T.RATHEESH KUMAR, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- BEENA.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- BENZEER.T.A, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- DEEPAK GEORGE, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- DELEEP KUMAR.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- GEETHA.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- JAYAPRAKASH.A.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SREEDEVI.R.N.NAIR, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- AALVIN JOSEPH TONY, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- BEERAN ANNANGADAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- RANI.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SWAPNA.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- NISHA BABY K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- PRASEENA.K.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- NAVEEN JOSEPH A, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- BINU MON.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SARATHKUMAR.C.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUDHEER KUMAR.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- NISANTH.T.M, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SHEENA ISAK, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR.T.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUDHEER.A, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SUDHEER.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- DEEPAK.P.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- SHAHUL HAMEED.A.B, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- PRANEETHA T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
- ANILKUMAR.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635
Legal Representation & Advocates
Counsels for Petitioners
- • SRI.P.RAVINDRAN (SR.)
- • SMT.APARNA RAJAN
- • SRI.P.DEEPAK
- • SRI.M.R.SABU
- • SMT.S.SHEEJA KUMARYAYOOR
Counsels for Respondents
- • SHRI.JAWAHAR JOSE
- • SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM
- • SRI.HARISH R. MENON
- • SRI.P.S.MURALI
- • SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR
Case Synopsis & Summary
The judgment concerns a dispute over seniority of Assistants (Senior Grade) in the University of Calicut. Petitioners, 76 in number, including Manoj M.V. and others, and respondents, comprising university officers and several assistant branding authorities, challenged a December 2011 revision of the seniority list (Ext.P5) that re-ordered seniority in a manner they claim violated Rule 28 of Part II KS & SSR and relevant statutory provisions. The petitioners were recruited on the same day as the respondents, completed probation, and many had cleared the Departmental Test (Lower) during probation. They argued that promotions to Senior Grade should be governed by probation completion and test qualification, with the date of test completion determining eligibility for upgrade, and not by results declared later in 2010. They relied on Suseela Devi v PSC to contend probation must be satisfactorily completed before promotion, except in specific Head of Department scenarios, and criticized reliance on Gopinathan Unnithan, which they argued was distinguishable. The University contended the petitioners were not test-qualified at the time of vacancies and that Rule 28(iA) and its Explanation supported the revision. The court found the revision without prior notice improper, considered the relevant KS & SSR provisions, and ultimately set aside the order, directing a hearing and fresh assessment consistent with law. The decision emphasizes fair procedure and lawful interpretation of seniority rules in the promotion process.
Provisions of Law Cited
Rule 28(a), Part II KS & SSRRule 28(bbb), Part II KS & SSRRule 28(iA), Part II KS & SSRExplanation to Rule 28(bbb)Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules (KS & SSR)
Submissions & Arguments
Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners
The petitioners contend that the December 2011 revision of the seniority list (Ext.P5) was issued suomotu without notice and in contravention of Rule 28 of Part II KS & SSR, as well as related statutory rules. They emphasize that all recruits were appointed on the same day and many were probationary, with some having cleared the Departmental Test (Lower) during probation; the results of that test should determine eligibility for seniority and promotion, not the date of declaration of results. They rely on Suseela Devi v PSC to claim probationary completion is a prerequisite for promotion to Senior Grade, except in Head of Department posts, and argue Gopinathan Unnithan is distinguishable. They urge restoration of the original seniority and a proper hearing process before any revision. The petitioners also contend that the University failed to follow due process and misapplied Rule 28(bbb) and its Explanation. They seek a declaration that Ext.P5 is invalid and restoration of seniority per the KS & SSR.
Contentions of Respondents
The respondents submit that the seniority revision was based on the factual status of candidates at the time of promotions and on the requirement that those who had cleared the Departmental Test be considered for promotion. They rely on Rule 28(iA) and its Explanation to support that promotion and seniority adjustments can be made considering test-qualified candidates, even if results were declared later. They argue vacancies existed at the time of recruitment and that Suseela Devi’s interpretation does not apply to this case, urging that Gopinathan Unnithan remains distinguishable and not controlling. They maintain that the University followed statutory rules and that the writ petitions should be dismissed to uphold administrative efficiency and the integrity of the service rules.
Cited Precedents (2)
| Case Name | Citation | Treatment | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopinathan Unnithan v. State of Kerala | 1991 (2) KLT 112 | Distinguished | The court states that Gopinathan Unnithan (supra) was decided in a different set of circumstances and is not applicable to the present case; it is distinguished and given limited relevance due to Suseela Devi. |
| Suseela Devi v. PSC | 1998 (1) KLT 478 | Positive | The court recognizes Suseela Devi as well-settled law that probation completion is a prerequisite for promotion to posts other than Head of Department, and uses it to challenge the reliance on Gopinathan Unnithan. |
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**CR**
## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN**
## **THURSDAY, THE 23[RD] DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 2ND ASHADHA, 1944**
## **WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011**
## **PETITIONERS:**
- **1 MANOJ M.V. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **2 SASI O.C, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **3 JINMESH.K,SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **4 SAJEEV.S,(SADANANDAN) SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **5 MANOJ.A.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **6 KAMALUDEEN.K.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **7 NIKHIL V.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **8 HARISH.G, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **9 ANTONY.D.L, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **10 JAIMON.A JOHN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **11 SUJITH.S, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
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## **CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **12 DEEPA.G.H, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **13 RAJANI DEVI.P.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **14 SREEMURUKAN PILLAI K.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **15 RAGHU.O, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **16 SUDHEER.T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
- **17 JYOTHI GOPALAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM.**
## **BY ADV SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN**
## **RESPONDENTS:**
- **1 THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673 636**
- **2 THE REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673 636**
- **3 SUJATHA.K.M, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **4 CHARLES P.CHANDY SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**3**
## **CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **5 AJAYAKUMAR.T.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **6 PRASANTH K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **7 JAYAKUMAR.R.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **8 RENI PAUL.P.X, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **9 SHIBA.E.N, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **10 SYED ALI.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **11 NISHA PULIYULLATHIL, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **12 M.N.SOBHANA, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **13 JEEVAN MATHEW KURIAN, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **14 VIJAYASREE.A.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **15 SARITHA.S.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**4**
## **CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
|**16**|**KAVITHA.K.G,**|
|---|---|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**17**|**CHITHRA.S.H,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**18**|**DINESH.KUMAR.V.P,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**19**|**VIJI KURIEN THOMAS,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**20**|**SUNIL KUMAR.K.V,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**21**|**PRADEEPAN.K.V,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**22**|**SUMESH.M.G,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**23**|**RAJESH R.L,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**24**|**SHAMEER.K.S,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**25**|**MAHA MAYA.V.J,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**26**|**AJITH SYAM PRASAD T,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**5**
## **CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **27 MANOJAN.M.K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **28 TESSY LINNETTE JACOB, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **29 SANDHYA S.MENON, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **30 SINDHU VIJAYAN.N, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **31 MUHAMMEDALIA.C., SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **32 KUMAR.R, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **33 CHANDRA KUMAR.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **34 SREEJITH.P, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **35 RAZAK.KM, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **36 ABDUL HAKEEM.M, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **37 SUDHEENDRAN.K.T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**6**
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|---|---|
|**38**|**BEENA.A.K,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**39**|**SUNIL.C.N,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**40**|**REJI.E.K,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**41**|**SEEMA.C.D,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**42**|**SAJEEV.S,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**43**|**JYOTHISH V.V,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**44**|**ANILKUMAR.M.S,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**45**|**ABDUL AZEEZ KUNNOTH,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**46**|**JAYAKUMAR.R,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**47**|**SURESH BABU R,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**48**|**SUBASH K.R,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**7**
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|---|---|
|**49**|**ANUPAMA SACHINDRAN,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**50**|**T.RATHEESH KUMAR,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**51**|**BEENA.V,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**52**|**BENZEER.T.A,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**53**|**DEEPAK GEORGE,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**54**|**DELEEP KUMAR.R,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**55**|**GEETHA.K,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**56**|**JAYAPRAKASH.A.P,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**57**|**SREEDEVI R.N.NAIR,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**58**|**ALWIN JOSEPH TONY,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**59**|**BEERAN ANNANGADAN,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**8**
## **CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
|**60**|**RANI.P,**|
|---|---|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**61**|**SWAPNA.G,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**62**|**NISHA BABY K,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**63**|**PRASEENA.K.K,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**64**|**NAVEEN JOSEPH A,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**65**|**BINU MON.S,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**66**|**SARATH KUMAR C.K,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**67**|**SUDHEER KUMAR.G,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**68**|**NISHANTH.T.M,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**69**|**SHEENA ISSAC,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
||**CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**|
|**70**|**VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR.T.V,**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF**|
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**9**
## **CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **71 SUDHEER A, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **72 SUDHEER K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **73 DEEPAK.P.V, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **74 SHAHUL HAMEED.A.B, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **75 PRANEETHA T, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
- **76 ANIL KUMAR K, SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT,UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,THENHIPALAM,MALAPPURAM-673636**
**BY ADVS. SHRI.JAWAHAR JOSE SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM SRI.HARISH R. MENON SRI.P.S.MURALI SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.06.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).2473/2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
## **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN**
**THURSDAY, THE 23[RD] DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 2ND ASHADHA, 1944**
**WP(C) NO. 2473 OF 2012**
## **PETITIONERS:**
- **1 SREEDEVI P.V. AGED 39 YEARS SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **2 NEETHU.A.P. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **3 SANTHANAKRISHNAN.E.G. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **4 RAJI.K.A. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **5 RIJIMOL.K.S. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **6 BINDU RAMACHANDRAN SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
**BY ADVS. SRI.P.RAVINDRAN (SR.) SMT.APARNA RAJAN SRI.P.DEEPAK SRI.M.R.SABU SMT.S.SHEEJA KUMARYAYOOR**
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
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## **RESPONDENTS:**
|**1**|**CALICUT UNVIERSITY**|
|---|---|
||**REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**2**|**THE VICE CHANCELLOR**|
||**CALICUT UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM,**|
||**MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**3**|**SUJATHA.K.M**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**4**|**CHARLS P.CHANDY**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**5**|**AJAYAKUMAR.T.K.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**6**|**PRASANTH.K.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**7**|**JAYAKUMAR.R.K.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**8**|**RENI PAUL.P.X**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**9**|**SHIBA.E.N.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**10**|**SYED ALI.P.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**12**
- **11 NISHA PULIYULLATHIL SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **12 M.N.SOBHANA SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **13 JEEVAN MATHEW KURIAN**
- **SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **14 VIJAYASREE.A.P. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
|**15**|**SARITHA.S.V.**|
|---|---|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**16**|**KAVITHA.K.G.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**17**|**CHITHRA.S.H.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**18**|**DINESH KUMAR.V.P.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**19**|**VIJI KURIAN THOMAS**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**20**|**SUNILKUMAR.K.V.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**21**|**PRADEEPAN.K.V.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**13**
- **22 SUMESH.M.G. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **23 RAJESH.R.L. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **24 SHAMEER.K.S. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **25 MAHAMAYA.V.J. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **26 AJITH SYAM PRASAD.T. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **27 MANOJAN.M.K. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **28 TESSY LINNETTEE JACOB SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **29 SANDHYA S.MENON SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **30 SINDU VIJAYAN.N. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **31 MUHAMMAD ALI.C. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **32 KUMAR.R. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**14**
|**33**|**CHANDRAKUMAR.P.**|
|---|---|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**34**|**SREEJITH.P.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**35**|**RAZAK.K.M.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**36**|**ABDUL KARIM.M.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**37**|**SUDHEENDRAN.K.T.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**38**|**BEENA.A.K.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**39**|**SUNIL.C.N.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**40**|**REJI.E.K.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**41**|**SEEMA.C.D.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**42**|**SAJEEV.S.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**43**|**JYOTHISH.V.V.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
**WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**15**
|**44**|**ANILKUMAR.M.S.**|
|---|---|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**45**|**ABDUL AZEZ KUNNOTH**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**46**|**JAYAKUMAR.R.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**47**|**SURESH BABU.R.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**48**|**SUBHASH.K.R.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**49**|**ANUPAMA SACHINDRAN**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**50**|**T.RATHEESH KUMAR**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**51**|**BEENA.V.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**52**|**BENZEER.T.A.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**53**|**DEEPAK GEORGE**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**54**|**DELEEP KUMAR.R.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
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|**55**|**GEETHA.K.**|
|---|---|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**56**|**JAYAPRAKASH.A.P.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**57**|**SREEDEVI.R.N.NAIR**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**58**|**AALVIN JOSEPH TONY**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**59**|**BEERAN ANNANGADAN**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**60**|**RANI.P.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**61**|**SWAPNA.G.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**62**|**NISHA BABY.K.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**63**|**PRASEENA.K.K.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**64**|**NAVEEN JOSEPH.A.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
|**65**|**BINU MON.S.**|
||**SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT,**|
||**THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**|
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- **66 SARATHKUMAR.C.K. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **67 SUDHEER KUMAR.G. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **68 NISANTH.T.M. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **69 SHEENA ISAK SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **70 VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR.T.V. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **71 SUDHEER.A. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **72 SUDHEER.K. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **73 DEEPAK.P.V. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **74 SHAHUL HAMEED.A.B. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **75 PRANEETHA.T. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
- **76 ANILKUMAR.K. SELECTION GRADE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM-673 635.**
## **WP(C) NO. 34521 OF 2011 & conn. Case**
**BY ADVS. SHRI.JAWAHAR JOSE SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM SRI.HARISH R. MENON SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.06.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).34521/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **CR**
## **J U D G M E N T**
The petitioners and the party respondents in these cases were all recruited as 'Assistants' in the services of the University of Calicut (hereinafter referred to as 'the University' for short) on the same day. The party respondents were Departmental Test qualified at the time of their appointment, since they had already cleared the Account Test (Lower); while the petitioners herein acquired such qualification while they were in service. It is without contest that the petitioners cleared the Account Test (Lower) within their period of probation and were, thereafter, promoted as Assistants (Senior Grade) on such declaration.
2. The seniority list of Assistants (Senior Grade) showed them as seniors to the party respondents, but according to them, abruptly in December, 2011, an order was issued by the University, bearing No.Ad.A1/13068/2011, revising the seniority list, apparently being guided by the judgment of this Court in **Gopinathan**
## **Unnithan v. State of Kerala [1991 (2) KLT 112]** .
3. The petitioners assert that they were not heard before the seniority list was revised through the aforementioned order – a copy of which is on record as Ext.P5 in W.P.(C)No.34521/2011; and
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that, in any event of the matter, its contents are grossly contrary to the applicable statutory provisions, particularly Rule 28(a) of Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules (KS & SSR). They therefore, pray that the impugned order of the University be set aside and it be directed to restore their seniority in the cadre of Assistants (Senior Grade), in terms of the afore Rule.
4. I have heard Sri.P.Ravindran – learned Senior Counsel, instructed by Smt.Aparna Rajan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners; Sri.George Poonthottam – learned Senior Counsel, instructed by Sri.Navaneeth Krishnan, as also Sri.Shyam Kumar and Sri.Jawahar Jose, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.
5. Sri.George Poonthottam – learned Senior Counsel appearing for some of the party respondents argued in support of the impugned selection list, asserting that it is irreproachable because it has taken into account the fact that, at the time when the vacancies arose, the petitioners were not Test qualified. He submitted that, therefore, going by Rule 28(iA) of Part II KS & SSR **,** the petitioners were not even eligible to be included in the select list for being considered for promotion as Assistants (Senior Grade); and therefore, cannot now assail the revision of the seniority list for the grounds that are impelled in these writ petitions.
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6. The learned Senior Counsel, thereafter, pointed out that the petitioners cleared their Departmental Tests only in March or April, 2010 and therefore, under the rigour of Rule 28(bbb) of Part II KS & SSR **,** they would not be able to obtain promotion in preference to his clients, since the Explanation (1) to the said provision makes it luculent that the benefits granted therein cannot be used for the purpose of _“promotion not involving change of duties against vacancies remaining unfilled for want of test qualified persons”_ . The learned Senior Counsel submitted that, therefore, the University has correctly assessed the situation and has issued the impugned seniority list. He then added that the rigour of Rule 28 of Part II KS & SSR would also apply because it is only after the petitioners had cleared the Departmental Test, could they have aspired for promotion, which they did not do on the date when the vacancies arose.
7. Sri.Shyam Kumar and Sri.Jawahar Jose - learned counsel appearing for the other party respondents, adopted the afore submissions of Sri.George Poonthottam, supplementing it by asserting that the University has considered all the germane aspects in its right perspective, noticing that the promotions granted to the petitioners were even before their Test results had been declared.
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They also, therefore, prayed that these writ petitions be dismissed.
8. In reply, Sri.P.Ravindran – learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners, submitted that law has now been well settled by this Court and by Hon'ble Supreme Court, particularly through **Suseela Devi v. PSC [1998 (1) KLT 478]** that, _except in the case of appointment to the posts of Head of Department no member of a service or class of a service shall be eligible for promotion from the category in which he was appointed to the service unless he has satisfactorily completed his probation in that category._ The learned Senior Counsel pointed out that all the parties in this case were recruited and appointed on the same day and that his clients were on probation for a period of one year, within a continuous period of two years and that they had successfully completed the same, after clearing the Account Test (Lower), which is the only Departmental Test mandated under the University Regulations. He argued that, therefore, on his clients passing the Account Test (Lower) – whether the results of the same were declared subsequently or otherwise - the provisions of Rule 28(a) of Part II KS & SSR would come to play; and therefore, that the action of the University in having revised the seniority list is illegal and unlawful.
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9. Sri.P.Ravindran, thereafter, submitted that, going by the mandatory stipulations of Rule 28(bbb) of Part II KS & SSR, when a candidate clears the Departmental Test – albeit, it being declared on a date subsequently - it will revert to the date on which the test was completed, namely the date of the examination. He predicated that, in such view, his clients certainly were Test qualified in January, 2010 and were promoted only subsequently. He asserted that, therefore, the provisions of Rule 28(iA) or the Explanation to Rule 28(bbb) of Part II KS & SSR would have absolutely no application to this case. He concluded his submissions arguing that the reliance of the University on the judgment of this Court in **Gopinathan Unnithan** _(supra)_ was unfortunate because it was delivered in a completely different set of circumstances and that, in any event, on account of **Suseela Devi** _(supra)_ , it has lost its relevance.
10. I have considered the afore submissions very carefully.
11. As I have already said above, it is uncontested that the parties in these cases were appointed on the same day and that their declaration of probation was also more or less within the same period. It is also without dispute that the vacancies to the higher post were available even before all of them joined service. The petitioners wrote the Departmental Test within the period of their
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probation, though its results came slightly later. As rightly argued by Sri.P.Ravindran – learned Senior Counsel, on the results of the Test being declared, the provisions of Rule 28(bbb) of Part II KS & SSR operate to revert it statutorily to the date on which the examination was completed. The only other scenario would have been where a candidate had lost the test, in which event, certainly, the probation also would have had to be extended. This is admittedly not so in the case of any of the petitioners and it is conceded they had all cleared the examinations successfully, thus having their probation declared.
12. Therefore, the fact that the vacancies were available even at the time when the petitioners and the party respondents were recruited, would be of no avail because all of them had to first complete their probation and it is only thereafter, could they have been granted the benefits of promotion.
13. As far as the petitioners are concerned, they were offered promotion after they wrote the Departmental Test and therefore, the University could not have applied **Gopinathan Unnithan** ( _supra_ ) in a manner so as to hold that their eligibility for promotion would arise only from the date on which the declaration of results was made.
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14. In such contextual perspective, the emphasis given by the University on Explanation (1) to Rule 28(bbb) of Part II of the KS & SSR was, _prima facie,_ in error.
15. I am persuaded to the afore view also because, admittedly, as per the University Regulations, passing of the Account Test (Lower) is a qualification only for the post of Assistant and not that of the promotion to that of Assistant (Higher Grade). That being so, it is highly doubtful whether the rigour of the Explanation to Rule 28(bbb) would apply. Further, when the petitioners are relying upon Rule 28(a) of Part II KS & SSR, one cannot gather how the University maintains that their benefits can only be edificed on the Explanation to Rule 28(bbb) thereof. I am certain that these issues will require to be reconsidered, if it is found so necessary.
16. I do not propose to say anything more at this stage because revision of the Seniority List has been made by the University without notice to any of the parties and _suo motu,_ perhaps because they were under the impression that **Gopinathan Unnithan** _(supra)_ compelled them to do so.
17. Normally, no such revision could have been made without notice to the parties.
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18. This is crucial because, had such opportunity been given, the contentions of the petitioners could have been impelled before the competent Authority, who then could be forensically obliged to assess it from the touchstone of the University Regulations, as also the KS & SSR. This not having been done, I certainly cannot grant imprimatur to Ext.P5 in W.P.(C)No.34521/2011 - which is the same as Ext.P7 in W.P.(C)No.2473/2012.
Resultanty, I order these writ petitions and set aside the afore order; however, leaving liberty to the University to call for objections to revise the original seniority list, if they are so interested and do so implicitly in terms of law; however, only after hearing the parties and after assessing their versions.
Needless to say, if the afore exercise is embarked upon by the University, it shall be completed without being trammelled by my observations above; which, I clarify, has been recorded for the sole purpose of entering into the conclusions in this judgment and nothing more.
Sd/-
## **DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 34521/2011**
## **PETITIONER EXHIBITS**
|**EXHIBIT P1**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER APPOINTING THE PETITIONERS**|
|---|---|
||**AND RESPONDENTS DATED 31.8.2009**|
|**EXHIBIT P2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DECLARING THE PROBATION OF**|
||**THE PETITIONERS ALONG WITH RESPONDENTS 3 TO 76**|
||**DATED 1.7.2010.**|
|**EXHIBIT P2**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DECLARING THE PROBATION OF**|
||**THE PETITIONERS ALONG WITH RESPONDENTS 3 TO 76**|
||**DATED 21.7.2010**|
|**EXHIBIT P3**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY**|
||**PROMOTING THE PETITIONERS TO THE POST OF SENIOR**|
||**GRADE ASSISTANTS DATED 30.11.2010**|
|**EXHIBIT P4**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY**|
||**PROMOTING THE PETITIONERS TO THE POST OF SELECTION**|
||**GRADE ASSISTANTS DATED 30.11.2010.**|
|**EXHIBIT P5**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY**|
||**DATED 9.12.2011**|
|**RESPONDENT EXHIBITS**||
|**EXHIBIT R23(A)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.AD.C1/10334/86 DATED**|
||**17.12.1986**|
|**EXHIBIT R23(B)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.AD.C1/3231/2002 DATED**|
||**13.4.2010**|
|**EXHIBIT R23(C)**|**TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO AD.A1/17420/97 DATED**|
||**23.8.1999.**|
|**EXHIBIT R60(A)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13.4.2010 ISSUED BY**|
||**THE UNIVERSITY.**|
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 2473/2012**
## **PETITIONER EXHIBITS**
**Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY DATED 31.08.2009.**
**Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY DATED 1.7.2010.**
**Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER PROMOTING THE PETITIONERS AS SENIOR GRADE DATED 30.11.10.**
**Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE UNIVERSITY DATED 30.11.2010. Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE CHART SHOWING THE DATES OF APPOINTMENTS OF THE PETITIONERS.**
**Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE CHART SHOWING THE SIMILAR DETAILS OF THE RESPONDENTS Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE CHART SHOWING THE SIMILAR ORDER PROVIDING SENIORITY. Exhibit R60(a) TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13.04.2010 ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY.**