COMMON ORDER:

These Writ petitions are filed for the following relief:

(cid:147)(cid:133)to issue a Writ, Order or Orders more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus declaring that the petitioners are eligible and entitle for appointment to the post of Pharmacist with the higher qualification of B. Pharmacy as per merit obtained in the written test and as per the offer of appointment order dated 09.03.2017 issued by the 2nd respondent by taking into consideration of the Ad-hoc rule issued vide GO.Ms.No.282 GAD dated 20.09.2003 and the law laid down by the Hon(cid:146)ble Apex Court as well as this Court and consequently direct the respondent to issue final appointment orders to the petitioners as Pharmacists with all consequential benefits, by holding the action of the respondents in not appointing the petitioners on the sole ground that the petitioners possessed the higher qualification of B.Pharmacy than that of the prescribed minimum qualification of Diploma in Pharmacy is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and subversive of Articles 14, 16 of the Constitution of India and pass(cid:133).(cid:148)

2. Since the facts of the case and the issue involved in both these Writ P