V. CHITAMBARESH, J.

1. The Registry has raised an objection to the numbering of these Original Petitions pointing out that the common petitioner being not a party to the impugned order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal should have first applied for its review as per law. The petitioner contends that he would be treated as a party to the order impugned since some others were impleaded allegedly in a representative capacity after paper publication and that therefore the Original Petitions are the remedy.

2. The common order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal in O.A.Nos.857/2017 and 1566/2017 to which the petitioner in these Original Petitions is not an eo nomine party inter alia states as follows:

“The applicants, it is noted, had taken out paper publication and had also impleaded respondents 5 to 9 in a representative capacity. Respondents 5 to 9 have entered appearance and have preferred their reply statements in the matter.”

Does the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (‘the Act’) or the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 2010 (‘the Rules’) enable the impleadment of the parties in a representative capacity?

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