JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna, J.

The respondents in W.P.(C)No.29158 of 2025 filed this writ appeal under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958 , challenging the interim order dated 08.08.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge directing them to provisionally accept the nomination of the respondent/writ petitioner and to include him in the list of eligible candidates provisionally and subject to further orders.

2. Going by the averments in the writ petition, the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies has issued Ext.P1 notification dated 18.07.2025, for election to the student constituency. The scrutiny of the nomination was scheduled on 04.08.2025. There was no objection against the nomination of the respondent. However, at the time of scrutiny, the 2^nd appellant rejected the nomination of the respondent, citing that he has academic arrears and therefore he is not eligible as per the Lyngdoh Committee report. But, the proceedings are deliberately not communicated to the respondent to non-suit him. Besides that, the Lyngdoh Committee report is applicable only in the case of election to