1. Heard Ms. Mini V. A. representing Mr. Jayakumar J., learned counsel appearing for the Appellant in W.A.No.1876 of 2024, Mr. B. K. Gopalakrishnan, learned counsel appearing for Respondent No.2 in W.A.No.1876 of 2025, Mr. K. B. Arunkumar, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation of Cochin and Mr. K. P. Harish, learned Senior Government Pleader for the State.

2. The Appellants in both the writ appeals are aggrieved by the judgment delivered by the learned Single Judge dated 12 November 2024 in W.P.(C)No.30902/2024, which they have impugned in respective appeals.

3. The Appellant in W.A.No.1876/2024 is the Original Petitioner. The Appellant in W.A. No.22/2025 is the Party Respondent in the writ petition.

4. The writ petition was filed challenging the order dated 27 August 2024 passed by the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions with a further prayer that the Tribunal should consider and dispose of the appeal on merits.

5. The Tribunal, under Ext.P3 order, noting that it was an appeal filed under R.8 of the Tribunal