O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.]

The lis on hand has been instituted questioning the legal validity of the appointment of the respondents 3 to 18 to the post of Junior Administrative Assistants in the services of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority. Perusal of the impugned appointment order reveals that in exercise of the powers under Sub-Section (5) of Section 6 and Sub-Section (5) of Section 9 of “The Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987” [hereinafter shall be referred to “Act”], read with Sub-Rule 2 Rule 13 of the Tamil Nadu District Legal Services Authorities Rules, 1997, the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice/Patron-in-Chief and the Hon'ble Executive Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority have ordered provisionally to appoint the respondents 3 to 18 to the post of Junior Administrative Assistant in the existing vacancy in the pay band of Rs.19,500-62,000/- as per Pay Matrix Level-8 with all admissible allowances under the orders and Rules now in force.

2. Section 6(5) of the Act enumerates that “the State Authority may appoint such number of Officers and other employees as may be prescribed by the State Government in consu