IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2008 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 17170 of 2004(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. G. MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, VADYAKAR (NAGASWARAM), MAHADEVA TEMPLE, KANNAMANGALAM, MAVELIKARA SUB GROUP, ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, MAVELIKARA GROUP, MAVELIKARA. 2. V.K. VIJAYAKUMAR, KAZHAKOM SERVICE MAHADEVA TEMPLE, ARAMALA, THRIKKODITHANAM SUB GROUP, ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, CHANGANACHERRY GROUP, CHANGANACHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.RAMACHANDRA PANICKER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION FILED BY 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT SECRETARY DT.18.6.99. P2: .DO. DT.20.10.2000. P3: .DO. DT.10.7.2001. P4: .DO. DT.16.9.2003. P5: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.4.1.1994 IN OP NO.67/1994 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P6: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION FILED BY 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT SECRETARY DT.18.12.89. P7: .DO. DT.7.4.90. P8: .DO. DT.13.7.2001. P9: .DO. DT.10.6.2003. P10: TRUE COPY OF PAY REVISION ORDER ISSUED BY RESPONDENT SECRETARY DT.1.3.99. P11: SPECIMEN FORM OF COMMON SENIORITY LIST SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R2(a): TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION DT.27.2.91. R2(b): .DO. DT.17.5.2003. R2(c): TRUE COPY OF LIST OF ELIGIBLE TEMPLE EMPLOYEES AS ON 1.7.2004 FOR PROMOTION TO THE POST OF LDC/SUB GROUP OFFICER GRADE II. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.17170 of 2004 .................................................................... Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2008. JUDGMENT C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. The W.P. is filed by petitioners who are members of temple staff claiming parity in avenues of promotion along with administrative staff of the Devaswom Board. Admittedly, both belong to different class and therefore, there cannot be any parity at all. Counsel for the Devaswom Board submitted that temple staff with educational qualification are allowed to migrate to the administrative side on passing the test. We are unable to allow the prayer because discrimination can be alleged only among same class of persons. We, therefore, dismiss the W.P. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms