JUDGMENT :

K.M. JOSEPH, J.

Leave granted.

1. Dr. Joseph Aristotle, learned counsel, appears and accepts notice on behalf of the respondents in Civil Appeal No. 4948 of 2021 [arising out of SLP (C) No. 12587 of 2021] and Civil Appeal No. 4949 of 2021 [arising out of SLP (C) No. 12947 of 2021].

2. The appellants in these cases filed writ petitions wherein they mounted challenge to the show cause notices issued by the respondents. The High Court, by the impugned judgment, did not interfere with the impugned notices noting that the appellants have not attributed any mala-fides and their writ petitions were accordingly, dismissed. However, in paragraph 15 it held as follows:

“15. However, it is open to the petitioners to offer their explanation to the impugned show cause notices to the respondents, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of copy of this order and if any explanation is offered by the petitioners, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same and pass orders within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of their explanation and thereafter, shall proceed further. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are also dismissed.”

The dispute lies ess