Order

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.Subramaniam J.)

Writ of declaration has been instituted challenging the appointment of the contesting respondents to the post of Junior Administrative Assistant in the services of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority dated 27.11.2019.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would mainly contend that the appointment of the respondents to the post of Junior Administrative Assistant was not done in accordance with the recruitment rules in force and therefore those appointments are to be declared as null and void. He would contend that certain appointments to the said posts were made on extraneous considerations which resulted in denying promotional opportunity to the writ petitioners who were appointed to the post of Office Assistant in the same year ie., in 2019. Since they are losing their opportunity of promotion, the petitioners have chosen to file the present writ petitions.

3. Learned counsel for the respondent Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority would oppose by stating that the writ petitioners were appointed to the post of Office Assistant in April 2019 and the contesting respondents were appointed to the post of Junior A