ORDER :

Since, the issues raised and reliefs claimed in all these petitions are the same, they were heard together and the same are being disposed of vide this common order. However, facts, averments and documents annexed with CWPOA No. 4421 of 2019 are being discussed.

2. Briefly stated the facts, shorn of unnecessary details, but relevant for the adjudication of the cases at hand are that vide advertisement No. 05/2002, dated 10.10.2002 (Annexure P-1), respondent Department advertised 88 posts of Assistant Librarian, wherein essential qualification for the said post was matriculation with diploma/certificate in Library Sciences. Being fully eligible, petitioners herein applied for the aforesaid post but the selection process could not be carried forward as such, no appointment came to be made. In the year 2009, respondents again advertised posts of Assistant Librarian vide advertisement No. 14/2009, dated 17.2.2009 (Annexure P-2), wherein total number of 82 posts were advertised and essential qualification was matriculation with diploma/certificate in library sciences from reco