IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH JUNE 2008 / 4TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 12505 of 2004(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. V.V.SETHUMADHAVAN WARRIER, THRIKKAIKKUNATH WARYAM, EASWARAMANGALAM POST, SREKRISHNAPURAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, (RTD.KAZHAKOM). 2. T.K.KRISHNANUNI, S/O.T.KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, THTAPPAI MANA, PANNIYAMKKURUSSI, OTTAPPALAM TALUK, (KEZ SANTHI.). 3. T.M.UNIKRISHNAN NAMBODIRI, S/O.T.M. VASUDEVAN NAMBOODIRI, THEKKEPARAMBATHU MANA, POST KARALMANA, OTAPPALAM TALUK, (MEL SANTHI). 4. M.GANGADHARAN, STORE KEEPER, SRI AYYAPPAN KAVU DEVASWOM, CHERUPLASSERY, OTTAPPALAM TALUK. 5. P.H.KRISHNAN, S/O.P.S.HARIHARA IYER, PADINJAREMADOM, KAVUVATTOM, CHERUPLASSERY, OTAPPALM TALUK. (KOYMA). 6. K.RADHA, W/O.LATE C.V.UNNIKRISHNAN, KAZHAKOM, CHERUPLASSERY, AYYAPPANKAVU DEVASWOM, CHERUPLASSERY, OTTAPPALM TALUK. 7. T.V.LEELA, W/O.MURALI.K., THRIKKAYIKUNN- THU WARIYAM, ESWARAMMANGALAM, POST SREKRISHNAPURAM PALAKKAD DISTRICT (KAZHAKOM). 8. T.V.KRISHNAKUMARI, W/O.V.V.RATHNAKUMAR, KAMALALAYAM, POST CHERUPLASSERY, OTAPPALAM TALUK, (KAZHAKOM. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH WPC NO.12505/2004 RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNEMNT, DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARIBALE ENDOWMENT BOARD, (HR & CE ), CALICUT. 3. CHERUPLASSERY AYYAPPAN KAVU DEVASWOM REP. BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE, SRI.E.N.NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI, CHERUPLASSERY AYYAPPAN KAVU, CHERUPLASSERY, OTTAPPALAM TALUK. BY SHRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.KRISHNAN UNNI (SR.) FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.12505/2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION BY THE PETITIONERS DATED 10/06/98. P2 : COPY OF REPLY DATED 15/07/98. P3 : COPY OF PETITION DATED 14/01/03. P4 : COPY OF PETITION DATED 23/10/02. P5 : COPY OF COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE THEN MANAGING TRUSTEE OF THE TEMPLE IN WPC NO.35558/03 DATED 11/12/03. P6 : COPY OF LETTER ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT. P7 : COPY OF LETTER DATED 31/08/07 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. jg C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. ------------------------- WP(C) No.12505 of 2004 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. The prayer in the writ petition is mainly for grant of D.A. to petitioners at the same rate as that of other employees of the temple. This relief is seen granted by the respondents vide order dated 30/01/2008. Therefore on this issue the writ petition has become infructuous. Petitioners have raised another contention that they are denied the “vazhipadu vihitham” when D.A. is equalised. In view of the subsequent increase of D.A., it is for the petitioners to make out a case, if there is any grievance on the revised D.A. for the purpose of claiming “vazhipadu vihitham”. We close the writ petition leaving this issue open to be agitated, if required, after taking into account the additional D.A. received by the petitioners. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE) jg