In these two original petitions the petitioners who are members of the teaching staff of private colleges have approached this court with rival claims. Since the same question in the same set of facts arises for consideration, they are disposed of together.

2. Petitioner in O.P.No.34274 of 2001 is aggrieved by the refusal by Kerala University to approve the inter-management/inter-university transfer granted in his favour by the management based on the Director of Collegiate Education.

3. Petitioner in O.P. No. 21649 of 2001 has approached this court opposing the aforesaid inter-management transfer and seeking directions not to approve that appointment.

4. A perusal of the proceedings issued by the management on 28-5-2001, copy of which is produced and marked as Ext. P5 in both the O.Ps. would furnish the basic facts forming the foundation of these cases. I therefore extract Ext. P5 in extenso:

"Vide the orders read above, the Director of Collegiate Education Trivandrum has issued orders for the Inter-management transfer of Dr. V.S. Josekumar, Lecturer in Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda (Calicut University) to the Mar Ivanios College Trivandrum (M.S.C. Management Keral