JUDGMENT

(Prayer in W.P.No.17657 of 2020: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to consider the petitioners for appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer by treating the Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering and Management as a valid educational qualification for the post of Assistant Engineer, pursuant to the Notification issued by the respondent in Notification No.02/2019 dated 05.03.2020 for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Engineer.

W.P.No.9025 of 2021: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the issue of impugned Notification No.2/2019 dated 05.03.2020 issued by the first respondent as well as the impugned G.O.Ms.No.93, Higher Education (K2) Department dated 30.05.2019 issued by the second respondent and quash the impugned notification insofar as prescribing the educational qualification beyond the ones prescribed under the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Engineering Service Regulations and also quash the said impugned G.O. and consequently