COMMON JUDGMENT

(Made by R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J.)

These two writ appeals have been preferred by the respondents in WP(MD).No.2489 of 2015 challenging the order of the writ Court dated17.02.2020.

(A)Factual Matrix:

2.One Mrs.P.Vanitha who is an aspirant to the post of Village Assistant for Vengaloor Village, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District had filed the above said writ petition challenging the appointment order issued to one Mrs.Amutha on 02.12.2014 and for a Mandamus to fill up the said post by way of issuing public notification and proceed with the recruitment process.

3.The appointment of Mrs.Amutha was put to challenge primarily on the following grounds:

a)The candidates who have been sponsored through Employment Exchange alone have been taken into consideration in the selection process. No public notification was issued by way of paper publication. This violates Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.

b)Even though the writ petitioner has also registered herself before the Employment Exchange, her name was not sponsored on the sole ground that she had passed 8^th Standard and therefore, she is overqualified for the said post.

4.The writ Court had allowed the writ petition on the