JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna, J.

These writ appeals are filed under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act , 1958, by the appellants who are retired employees of the 1^st respondent Kannur University, challenging the orders dated 25.09.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in R.P. Nos.1169 and in 1149 of 2023 respectively, whereby the judgment dated 16.08.2022 in W.P.(C) No.24668 of 2022 and the judgment dated 22.09.2022 in W.P.(C)No.28701 of 2022 were reviewed and the direction to pay interest at the rate of 8% on the retiral or pensionary benefits due to the appellants, in case of failure of the 1^st respondent to pay the same within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the said judgment, was vacated. Since the issue to be decided in these writ appeals are the same, they are being heard and disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The appellant in W.A.No.1818 of 2024 retired from service on 31.01.2017 while holding the post of Assistant Librarian and the appellant in W.A.No.1819 of 2024 retired from service on 30.06.2017 while holding the post of Deputy Librarian at Kannur University. The appellant in W.A.No.1818 of 2024 filed W.P.(C)No.24668 of 2022 and the appellant in