ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking a declaration that the third respondent's rejection of the petitioners' applications for oral test on grounds that petitioners do not satisfy the eligibility condition regarding educational qualification as per notification and a direction to include their name in the oral test and to consider their appointment as Assistant Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) based on merit.

2. The petitioners, who hold a B.E (Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering) degree from Anna University, applied for the post of Assistant Engineer under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Engineering Service. The petitioners were initially permitted to appear for the written examination and their certificates were uploaded during the phase-I verification. However, the 3rd respondent subsequently rejected their candidature for the oral test on the ground that their degree is not equivalent to the prescribed qualification. Consequently, the petitioners were not called for the oral test. Hence the petitioners are seeking for equivalence of B.E.(Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering) degree offered by the Anna University to B.Tech (Argicultural Engineer