JUDGMENT :

K.Babu, J.

The judgment dated 8.6.2020 in Writ Petition No.32985 of 2015, rendered by a learned Single Judge of this Court, is under challenge in these intra-court appeals filed under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act.

2. The State of Kerala, represented by the Secretary to the Government of Kerala, Department of Science, Technology & Environment, respondent No.1 in the Writ Petition, is the appellant in Writ Appeal No.77 of 2021. The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment represented by its Executive Vice President, respondent No.2 in the Writ Petition, is the appellant in Writ Appeal No.557 of 2021.

3. The Writ Petitioner is respondent No.1 in both the appeals. The other official respondents in the Writ Petition are respondents 2 to 4 in these appeals.

4. We have heard Sri.B.Vinod, learned Senior Government Pleader and Sri.P.C.Sasidharan, learned counsel appearing for the appellants, Smt.Ann Susan George, learned counsel appearing for the first respondent and Sri.C.K.Karunakaran, learned counsel appearing for the third respondent.

5. The parties will be referred to as per their status in the Writ Petition.

6. The petitioner entered in the service of