JUDGMENT :

V. Parthiban, J.

The present writ petition has been filed, seeking for the following relief:

"To issue Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the Letter No.Pa Aa Pa3/60303/2010 dated 7.12.2010 issued by the 2nd respondent herein, quash the same and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to promote the petitioners as Assistant Engineers in Agricultural Engineering Department retrospectively from 27.7.2007 in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.312, Agriculture (AA3)/2007 dated 27.7.2007 fixing the seniority above the respondents 3 to 8 herein by taking into account the length of service of the petitioners with all monetary benefits, etc.

2. Both the petitioners herein are appointed as Junior Draughting Officers on 22.08.1986 and 16.07.1986 respectively in Agricultural Engineering Department. When they were appointed, they were in possession of Diploma in Civil and Rural Engineering and Diploma in Civil Engineering respectively and as such, they were qualified to be appointed as Junior Draughting Officers in Agricultural Engineering Department. Subsequently, both the petitioners appeared to have qualified in B.E. Degrees in 2004. According to the petition