JUDGMENT :

V.G.ARUN, J.

These original petitions are filed, challenging the order in T.A.No.7592 of 2012 of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, by which the Tribunal set aside Ext.P15 Government order. By Ext.P15, the Government found the applicant to have obtained employment by producing bogus certificate to the effect that he belongs to the Schedule Tribe Oorali Community. The brief facts leading up to the issuance of Ext.P15 are narrated hereunder, describing the parties as per their status in the original application:-

2. As per Ext.P1, applications were invited from eligible SC/ST candidates for appointment to the post of Under Secretary in the Finance Secretariat of the Government. The applicant participated in the selection process and on being successful, was appointed under Ext.P3 order dated 29.04.1985. In order to prove his caste status, the applicant had produced Ext.P4 caste certificate issued by the Tahsildar, certifying him to be a member of the Hindu Oorali Tribe, and Ext.P2 certificate issued by the Tribal Development Officer to the effect that the community Mala Oorali and Oorali are one and the same. In the year 1995, the applicant was served with a notice dated 30.