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The petitioner seeks to direct the Manjeri Municipality to issue immediate orders appointing him as Substitute Sanitation Worker.

2. The petitioner states that he has registered with the Employment Exchange. The petitioner was nominated by the Employment Exchange for selection and appointment to the post of Substitute Sanitation Worker in Manjeri Municipality. The petitioner attended the interview conducted by the Municipality. Though the petitioner performed well in the interview, he was not selected for appointment. Respondents 4 and 5, who are less meritorious, however, were selected for appointment. 3. The petitioner states that the 4^th respondent was appointed purportedly in pursuance of the judgment of this Court. Selection made without recourse to Employment Exchange is illegal and unsustainable, contends the petitioner. The methodology of interview followed by the Municipality is also illegal. The petitioner therefore seeks to quash the illegal appointments and to direct the Manjeri Municipality to issue immediate orders appointing the petitioner as Substitute Sanitation Worker.

4. The 4^th respondent filed a counter affidavit.

The 4^th respond