JUDGMENT :

Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.

1. The present six mandamus appeals are taken up together for hearing in view of those having arisen out of several orders passed by a learned Single Judge in a single writ petition, bearing WP No. 271 of 2016 (Akshay Pant v. Union of India and others).

2. Three of the appeals have been preferred by the Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Secretary (Education), Andaman and Nicobar Administration against orders dated August 09, 2018, August 16, 2018 and August 20, 2018. The other three appeals have been preferred by Dr. Utpal Sharma, against the same three orders. Dr. Sharma was the private respondent in the said writ petition.

3. The writ petition was filed in the form of a public interest litigation, seeking a writ of quo warranto. The present respondent No. 1, namely, Akshay Pant, preferred the said writ petition, challenging the appointment and functioning of Dr. Utpal Sharma as the Principal, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Pahargaon, Port Blair. As per the respondent No. 1 (the petitioner in the writ petition), Dr. Sharma had produced fake certificates to be appointed to the said post of Principal and had no a