1. Petitioners in this batch of writ petitions are candidates for admission to the Diploma in Teachers Training Institutions. Petitioners are aggrieved by the rejection of their applications on the ground of non-production of either the nativity certificate or attested copies of the certificates, and hence they seek for quashing of the selection of candidates with less marks and consequently, a direction to select them for the said course.

2. The Government of Tamil Nadu passed an order in G.O.Ms. 243, Education Department dated 26. 1999 laying down rules for admission to the 28 District Teachers Training Institutes, 8 Government T.T.I.s. and for the separate classes for the Adi Dravidar and Tribal students in the 17 District T.T.I.s. A notification setting out the procedure was published in the leading Tamil dailies on 7. 99 inviting applications for admission to the schools referred to above. As per this order and the notification, the students are directed to apply to the respective District T.T.I.S. There are two main batches of writ petitions. One set of writ petitions challenge the rejection on the ground of non-production of separate Nativity Certificates and the