JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna S., J.

The respondent in W.P.(C)No.12960 of 2014 filed this writ appeal under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958 , challenging the judgment dated 04.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in that writ petition.

2. The respondent-writ petitioner submitted an application for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor (Horticulture) under the Faculty of Agriculture in the appellant Kerala Agricultural University, pursuant to the notification dated 24.09.2007, issued by the University for the post of Assistant Professor in various disciplines. Since the application submitted by the respondent was rejected by the University on the ground that the consent had not been received from the Governor of Kerala for amendment of the statute for raising the upper age limit, the respondent, along with two others, approached this Court by filing W.P.(C)No.13794 of 2008. Pursuant to the interim order of this Court passed in that writ petition, the respondent was interviewed. Later, the writ petition was disposed of by this Court by a common judgment dated 22.09.2008, setting aside the orders rejecting the candidature of the petitioners therein. Pursuant