THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED W.P.No.549 OF 2000 ORDER: This writ petition is filed to declare the order of the 2nd respondent dated 06.01.2000 and consequential order of the 1st respondent dated 13.01.2000 awarding promotion to the 3rd respondent ignoring the seniority of the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and void and to direct the 2nd respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the upgraded post of Junior Assistant. It is the case of the petitioner that after acquiring qualification of 10th class, he joined as Record Assistant in Avadi Group Temples on 31.05.1980 and minimum qualification to join the post of Record Assistant was 10th class. He worked in the same post for the last 20 years without any promotion what so ever. While so, the Deputy Commissioner of Endowments, Kakinada prepared seniority list of Record Assistants of East Godavari District in which his name was figured at serial No.4. The 3rd respondent even though she is not having minimum qualification of 10th class, she was appointed as Record Assistant and continuing in the said post on the strength of the interim directions of this Court and now she got promotion to the post of Junior Assistant. Hence, the writ petition. Heard. Counter-affidavit is filed by the first respondent stating that the facts in issue are governed by the provisions of the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 (30/1987) (for short “the Act”) and the Rules made there under. As per the provisions of the Act 30/1987, the temple is the unit for seniority purposes for those who are bornists in the temple and if there is any dispute among the employees it can be only among the bornists. The petitioner is not a bornist in the 1st respondent-school and as such he cannot claim seniority over the 3rd respondent who is a bornist in the 1st respondent-school. The petitioner is a bornist of Avadi Group Temples and if at all he want to claim seniority, he has to claim seniority in the Avadi Group Temples. Under the circumstances, the petitioner cannot claim seniority in the other unit since he is a bornist of Avadi Group Temples whereas the 3rd respondent is a bornist of 1st respondent-School. Therefore, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. GHULAM MOHAMMED,J Dt. 10.12.2010 lvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED W.P.No.549 OF 2000 Dt. 10.12.2010