JUDGMENT :

S. Manikumar, J.

In all these writ petitions, interim orders passed by the Upa Lok Ayukta in various complaints are challenged.

2. For brevity, it is suffice to extract one such order made in I.A. No. 2236 of 2017 in complaint No. 1468 of 2016, impugned in W.P.(C) No. 405 of 2018, as hereunder:-

“Having regard to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, respondent no. 3 is directed to permit the petitioner / complainant to participate in the item “Padyam Chollal – Tamil – HSS General” at the Kerala State School Kalolsavam 2017-18 scheduled to be held from 6.1.2018 at Thrissur provisionally and subject to further orders that may be passed in the complaint.”

3. Being aggrieved by the orders stated supra, instant writ petitions are filed on the grounds inter alia that as per Section 7(1) of the Act, Lok Ayukta or Upa Lok Ayukta, may investigate any action in any case where a complaint involving a grievance or allegation is made in respect of such actions.

4. As per Section 2(h) of the Act, "grievance" means a claim by a person that he sustained injustice or undue hardship in consequences of maladministration.

5. As per Section 2(b) of the Act, "allegation" means that a pu