Brief facts:-

1. The 1st appellant issued notification through advertisement No.2/2013 dated 9.5.2013 inviting applications for direct recruitment to the vacancies for the post of Post Graduate Assistants/ Physical Education Directors Grade-I for the year 2012-2013 in the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service. The respondent before us was one of the applicant. She attended the written examination held on 21.7.2013. Thereafter, she was called for the Certificate verification and accordingly her services were verified. However, in the provisional selection list published, the name of the respondent was not included. It was done so on the ground that the respondent has not studied plus 2 course before completing the Degree course as required under G.O.(Ms).No.107, Personnel & Administrative Reforms (M) Department dated 18.8.2009. Challenging the publication of the provisional selection list in the Website on 3.1.2014 and seeking consequential prayer to direct the 1st appellant to select and appoint the respondent to the post of Post Graduate Assistant - Tamil for the year 2012-2013, a writ petition was filed in W.P.No.1068 of 2014 before the learned single Judge