IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2008 / 21ST POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 10845 of 2000(N) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ 'YOUNG INDIANS' , REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, SMT.BINDU C.V., ADVOCATE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.PAUL C. JOHN SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND PROHIBIATION, SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FIRE FORCE, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 4. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN BY ADV. SRI. ALEXANDER THOMAS THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11 / 01/2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.10845/2000 ORDER ON CMP. NO.17978/2000 IN OP. NO.10845/2000 DISMISSED 11.01.2008 SD/- K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE KERALA EXCISE AND PROHIBIATION SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES. EXT.P1(a):- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE KERALA FIRE SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE KERALA EXCISE AND PROHIBIATION SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES. EXT.P2(a):- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE KERALA FIRE SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES. EXT.P2(b):- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE KERALA FORE SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE KERALA JAIL SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES. EXT.P3(a):- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE KERALA POLICE SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No. 10845 of 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT This Original Petition is filed by Young Indians represented by Secretary. The prayers in the Original Petition are as follows: “(i) to declare that the note 1 below S.2(1) of the Kerala Excise and Prohibition Subordinate Service as unconstitutional as it violates Art.14, 16(2), 19(1)8 and 39(a) of the Constitution of India and note below S.3(6) of the Kerala Fire Subordinate Service Rules. (ii) to issue a writ of certiorari, quashing note 1 below S.2(1) of the Excise and Prohibition Subordinate Service Rules and note below S.3(6) of the Kerala Fire Subordinate Service Rules. (iii) to declare that the prescription of equal physical measurements for women with that of men in recruitment rules as illegal and unconstitutional. (iv) to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to frame separate provisions as regards to the physical measurements of women to various posts in the matter of public employment.” 2. This Original Petition essentially amounts to a public interest litigation in service matter. It is settled law that public interest litigation O.P.10845/2000. 2 will not lie in service matters. Accordingly, the Original Petition is only to be dismissed, and I do so. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb