Koshy, J.

All these writ petitions are filed by the employees of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation) for enhancing the age of superannuation. Kerala State Beverages Corporation Ltd. is a Company registered under the Companies Act and it is fully owned by the Government of Kerala. As per the Articles of Association, service conditions of the employees including retirement age can be changed only with the permission of the Government. Management and administration of the company is done by the Board of Directors of the company. Decisions of the board are not generally interfered by the Government unless it is against the policy of the Government or against the interest of the Government. Board of Directors of the company unanimously decided to increase the retirement age to 58 subject to consonance of the Government. But, the Government of Kerala refused to concur with the decision of the Board of Directors by order dated 02.7.2005 (produced as Ext.P3 in W.P.(C)No.15337 of 2006) on the ground that Government policy is against increasing the age of superannuation to 58 from the age of 55. This order is challenged in all t