The issues involved and points to be adjudicated in these writ petitions are one and the same and therefore, all the writ petitions are disposed of by this common order.

W.P.Nos.15196 and 15197 of 2016

2.1. The petitioners in W.P.No.15196 and 15197 of 2016, in the affidavit filed in support of these writ petitions would aver among other things that they have completed Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering respectively. The petitioner in W.P.No.15196 of 2016 had stated that when he was about to pursue higher education by joining B.E. (Bachelor of Engineering), he came across a notification issued by the Chennai Metro Rail Limited [in short “CMRL”] in Advertisement No.Advt.No.CMRL/HR/01/2013 inviting applications from Indian Nationals for the following posts with distribution of posts as under:

a. Station Controller/Train Operator/Jr.Engineer (Station)-Post Code -01

b. Jr. Engineer - Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Civil (Post Code-2)

c.Technicians-Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Civil/Plumbing/Blacksmith/Welding/Information Technology-Post Code - 03.

i. Station Controller - 60

ii. Train Operator - 87

iii. Junior Engineer - (Station) - 97.