JUDGMENT :

A. BADHARUDEEN, J.

The original respondents 1 to 4 in W.P(c).No.4990/2011 before this Court have preferred this intra court appeal under Section 5 of the High Court Act, arraying the petitioner and respondent No.5 as the respondents herein, challenging judgment dated 18.01.2021 rendered by the learned Single Judge in the above Writ Petition.

2. The parties in this appeal are referred with reference to their status in the Writ Petition.

3. Brief facts of the case :

The petitioner had filed the Writ Petition challenging Exts.P8 and P14 orders as per which his applications for appointment under the dying in harness scheme applicable to the Food Corporation of India (F.C.I), the 1st respondent, were rejected on the ground of delay.

4. The prayers in the Writ Petition are as follows :

“(i) To issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction calling for the records leading to Exts.P8 and P14 and quash the same;

(ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner for appointment under the dying in harness scheme;

(iii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ