1. These 4 writ petitions are disposed of through this common order as the cause of action as well as the questions of fact and law involved are similar if not identical in all the cases. For the purpose of brevity and clarity, I shall refer to Writ Petition Nos.29561, 29716, 30254 and 30435 of 2013 as petition Nos.1 to 4 respectively.

2. As many as 12 persons filed the 1st writ petition out of whom petitioner No.11 is a male person. Rest of the persons are females. The 2nd writ petition was laid by 23 persons all of whom are females. The 3rd writ petition is by 16 persons; only petitioners 12 to 16 are women. The rest are male persons. In the last writ petition being the 4th writ petition, all the 12 petitioners are females. It became necessary to refer to the sex of the petitioners as it has some relevance in the case. The petitioners in the 1st writ petition seek for a Writ of mandamus to declare Notification dated 11-9-2013 issued by the respondents calling for applications to fill up the posts of Special Officers on contractual basis for a period of one year which posts are held by the petitioners on deputation on the terms of foreign service as illegal and violative