ORDER :

(VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J.)

This writ petition has been filed to quash the impugned Office Memorandum dated 21/10/2021 and 7/12/2021 issued by the second respondent and consequently direct the respondents to confer Selection Grade in the post of Lecturer to the petitioners with effect from July 2009 with consequential re-designation as Associate Professor with effect from July 2012 as per UGC Regulations and as per G.O.Ms.No.328 Higher Education (H1) Department dated 16/11/2017 as well as promotion to the post of Professor with effect from July 2015 with all consequential and other attendant benefits.

2. The facts of the case in brief are as follows:-

All the petitioners were initially appointed as Lecturers in Annamalai University in July 1999, granted with Senior Scale in the post of Lecturer under V Commission as Lecturer (Senior Scale) in July 2004, are eligible for selection grade in the post of Lecturer on completion of 10 years of service in July 2009. The Lecturers completed 10 years of service upto June 2009 granted with Lecturer Selection Grade through Board of Selection, whereas, the Board of Selection was not convened for a further period to confer Selection Grade to th