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Old 03-12-2009
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Use awk...


Code:
$ cat emp.dat

EmpName Dept Salary
Shally Admin 20000
Swati HR 15000
Deepali IT 45000
Preetika EEE 60000
john     ECE  5000

$ awk '{if ($3 > 15000) {print $0}}' emp.dat

EmpName Dept Salary
Shally Admin 20000
Deepali IT 45000
Preetika EEE 60000