JUDGMENT :

(Prayer:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to hold a fresh counselling session for the petitioner enabling her to express her choice of a post included in the Combined Subordinate Services Examination-I as a Open Competition or Open Competition (Woman) candidate appropriate to her rank position: 770 mentioned in the Counselling Schedule for 16.10.2012 authorised by the respondent- TNPSC and pass consequential orders in accordance with law.)

Petitioner is a graduate in Microbiology, postgraduate in Microbial Biotechnology and Master of Philosophy in Microbiology. She is a gold medalist from Madurai Kamaraj University in her under-graduation. She belongs to Backward Community.

2. In response to an advertisement issued by the respondent for direct recruitment to the post included in Combined Subordinate Services Examination-I, she submitted her application under Backward Class category. She enclosed the Community certificate as proof of Backward Class. She appeared for the written test on 30.07.2011 and was directed to appear for certificate verification and oral test on 28.06.2012.