JUDGMENT

This writ petition is at the instance of the 1^st petitioner, a Charitable Society, and the 2^nd petitioner, a college run by the 1st petitioner Society, seeking to challenge Ext.P1 order dated 3.11.2023 issued by the 2^nd respondent herein on an appeal filed by the 1^st respondent herein. 2. The 1^st respondent was admittedly an employee working with the 2^nd petitioner college. The 1^st respondent was terminated from service during the year 2021. With reference to the provisions of the Kerala Self Financing College Teaching and Non-Teaching Employees (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), the 1^st respondent herein sought to prefer an appeal before the authority as prescribed under the provisions of Section 5 of the Act. The appeal preferred as above came to be disposed of by Ext.P1 order dated 3.11.2023 directing the reinstatement of the 1^st respondent herein. It is the afore order that is being challenged in this writ petition.

3. I have heard Sri. Madhu Radhakrishnan, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. T.N. Sreekala, the learned counsel for the 1st respondent, as well as Sri. Surin George Ipe, the learned Standing