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2015 Supreme(Ker) 33
High Court of Kerala
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI & P.V. ASHA, JJ.
State of Kerala, represented by The Secretary To Government Thiruvananthapuram & Another - Petitioners
Versus
M.M. Thomas & Others - Respondents
Writ Appeal Nos. 1422, 1494, 1498, 1515, 1609, 1719 & 1868 of 2011, 1794 & 1859 of 2013
Decided On: 21-01-2015
Subject
Employment - Leave
Act Referred
KERALA UNIVERSITY ACT : ., S.20
KERALA UNIVERSITY CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF TEACHERS AND MEMBERS OF NON-TEACHING STAFF FIRST STATUTES : .
Headnote
For the Appearing Parties:Government Pleader, P.J. Elvin Peter, A.V. Thomas, T.G. Sunil (Pranavam), K.R. Ganesh, M.V.S. Namboothiri, A.N. Rajan Babum, P. Gopalakrishnan, P.George William, J. Harikumar, Advocates.
Asha, J.
1. These cases have come up for consideration before the Full Bench on being referred by the Division Bench by its order dated 7.9.2007 seeing that there is a conflict between the judgment rendered by a Division Bench in Dr.Krishna Pillai v. State of Kerala [1988 (2) KLT 106] and the judgment of another Division Bench of this Court in W.A 1287/2005.
We heard the learned Senior Government Pleader for the appellants and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents in all these cases.
2. The issue relates to the period spent on leave without allowance for the purpose of employment abroad by the Private College Teachers affiliated to the Universities in the State of Kerala, ie., whether the period during which they were on leave without allowance and during which they were employed abroad, are liable to be reckoned for the purpose of (1) pension (2) for grant of benefit of placement under the University Grants Commission (U.G.C) Scheme.
3. All these Writ Appeals are filed by the State of Kerala. The respondents are retired teachers of private aided colleges affiliated to University of Kerala who had rejoined the respective colleges, after availing leave without allowance for the purpose of employment abroad, for a period of about 5 years and more, and retired from service. The Exhibits referred to herein are those available in W.A. 1422/2011 and produced in the Writ Petition 12615/2004.
The period of leave availed by each of the respondents in the 11 cases are as follows:
| Sl.No. | Case No. | Name of petitioner | Period of leave | Date of re-joining | Retirement |
| 1 | W.A.No.1422/2011(WPC.12615/2014) | M.M.Thomas | 01.05.1977 to 30.04.1982 | 29.4.1982 | 31.03.2003 |
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| George James | 15.09.1975 to 14.09.1976 15.09.1976 to 14.09.1977 |
| 31.03.2002 |
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| Thomas Mathew | 15.09.1977 to 14.09.1980 08.04.1978 to 07.04.1983 | 08/04/83 | 30.06.1999 |
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| Jacob V John | 11.05.1977 to 10.05.1982 | 11/05/82 | 30.06.2000 |
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| T.C.Varghese | 17.10.1978 to 16.10.1981 17.10.1981 to 16.10.1983 | 01/06/83 |
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| 2 | W.A.No.1494/2011 (WPC.38378/2003) | Dr.M.I.Andrews | 14.3.1978 to 13.03.1981 14.03.1981 to 13.03.1983 | 14.03.1983 | 31.03.1998 |
| 3 | W.A.No.1498/2011 (WPC.17769/2003) | K.Yeshodharan | 06.06.1973 to 24.06.1973 01.06.1983 to 29.10.1984 | 30.10.1984 | 31.03.2001 |
| 4 | W.A.No.1609/2011 (WPC.8257/2004) | M.K.John | 06.08.1976 to 05.08.1981 | 15.09.1981 | 1999-2000 |
| K.S.Cherian | 26.08.1981 to 25.08.1986 | 10/06/85 | 1998-1999 | ||
| P.Thomas Lukose | 22.12.1976 to 21.12.1981 |
| 2003 | ||
| L.Koshy | 27.10.1981 to 26.10.1986 |
| 1999-2000 | ||
| V.Joseph John | 23.09.1981 to 22.09.1986 |
| 1999-2000 | ||
| T.Babukutty | 04.08.1981 to 19.06.1984 |
| 31.03.1996 | ||
| G.Leelamma | 01.08.1981 to 16.10.1984 |
| 31.03.2001 | ||
| T.S.Johnson | 01.02.1981 to 31.03.1986 |
| 31.03.2002 | ||
| 5 | W.A.No.1868/2011 (WPC No.26983/2003) | K.J.Varghese | 29.01.1982 to 28.10.1987 | 17.11.1986 |
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| Abraham K Koshy | 23.12.1981 to 22.12.1983 23.12.1983 to 22.12.1985 | 04/11/84 |
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| 6 | W.A No.1719/2011 (WPC) 37864/2003) | V.Somanatha Pillai | 19.10.1978 to 18.10.1983 Extended for 5 years leave | 16.10.1984 | 31.03.2002 |
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| T.K.Gopalakrishna Pillai | 09.11.1981 to 10.11.1984 | 31.10.1984 | 31.03.1995 |
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| Susan B.Zachariah | 06.08.1981 to 07.08.1986 | 24.10.1984 | 31.03.2000 |
| 7 | W.A.No.1515/2011 (WPC No.39327/2003 | Thomas Paul | 23.11.1982 to 22.11.1985 | 05/06/85 | 31.03.2008 |
| P.Varghese Vaidyan | 23.11.1982 to 22.11.1983 Extended by 2 years | 02/04/85 |
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| K.M.Varghese | 06.06.1982 to 07.08.1983 Extended by 2 years | 30.04.1984 | 30.04.2005 |
| 8 | W.A.No.1794/2013 WPC No.4249 | ||||
