The petitioners are Lecturers in various subjects in the Periyar University College of Arts and Science at Metturdam, a constituent college, established by the Periyar University. Five of them were appointed on 17.11.2006 and ten were appointed on 30.07.2009 and one person was appointed on 03.08.2009.

2. The names of those persons, the details of the writ petition filed by them, subjects to which they were appointed, qualification they possess and the details of length of service put in by them upto the date of filing of the writ petitions are given in two separate columns hereunder for those five persons and eleven persons respectively :

3. The short facts, that are necessary for the disposal of these writ petitions, run thus :

Sl. No. Writ Petition No. Subject Date of Appointment Qualification

Total Service Upto WP

At the time of Appointment At Present

1 D.Gayathri 35127/2014 Computer Science 17.11.2006 M.C.A., M.Phil., M.C.A., M.Phil., 8 Years 1 Month

2 C.Vijayarani 35128/2014 Commerce 17.11.2006 M.Com., M.Phil., M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D. 8 Years 1 Month

3 C.Madesh 35129/2015 Commerce 17.11.2006 M.Com., M.B.A., M.Phil., M.Com., M.B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., 8 Years 1 Month

4 T.Cha