J U D G M E N T

A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J.

As the Writ Appeals and Writ Petition involve a common issue, they are taken up together for consideration and disposed by this common judgment.

2. The issue that arises for consideration in these cases is the legality of a selection process carried out for selection of a member of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission [hereinafter referred to as the “KSERC”]. Although the selection process is ongoing, a challenge to the same has been laid by persons who have been excluded from the selection process at various stages on account of the shortlisting criteria fixed by the Selection Committee. While the petitioner in W.P.(C).No.19531 of 2022 is aggrieved by his exclusion on account of his not satisfying the age requirement specified in the shortlisting criteria, the appellant in W.A.No.718 of 2022 and the 2nd appellant in W.A.No.673 of 2022 are those who are aggrieved by their exclusion in the subsequent stages of shortlisting, with the latter being excluded on account of non-production of ACR/VC [Annual Confidential Report/Vigilance Clearance] in relation to his previous employment, which too was a criteria adopted by the Select