Elipe Dharma Rao, J.

1. The petitioners have filed these writ petitions praying for the issuance of writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records relating to the common order made in O.A.Nos. 4104 of 1992, 5834 of 1994, 9574 of 1997, 74 of 1999, 4284 of 1999, 6917 of 1993 and 4914 of 1999 dated 10.09.2003 on the file of the 1st respondent; quash the same and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 to cancel the appointments made by direct recruitment to the post of Labour Officer.

2. The original applications have been filed by the 5th respondent Association challenging the Advertisement No.20/99 dated 14.08.1999 issued by the 4th respondent in "Dinakaran" daily and to direct the respondents to fill up the arising vacancies in the category of Labour Officers by following Rule 6(a) of the General Rules read with Special Rule 2 of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service Rules.

3. It is submitted by the Tamil Nadu Labour Department Subordinate Officers Association before the Tribunal that Rule 6(a) of the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service Rules declares that "the proportion or order in which the Special Rules concerned may require vacancies to be