(1.) This Writ Petition is heard through Video Conferencing on 23.07.2021.
(2.) The petitioner herein had participated in the selection process for appointment to the post of Archaeological Officer in the Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Services for the year 2019-2020. On 30.09.2020, the results of the written examination was published in the web-site and the petitioner, who secured total marks of 290.5, was ranked at Serial No.7 with communal rank at Serial No.4.
(3.) The second respondent had called upon the candidates to upload the original documents for certain verification on 22.10.2020. However, when the subsequent list of candidates was published on 16.12.2020, calling upon them for original certificate verification and counselling, the petitioner's name was omitted to be included therein. Aggrieved against the same, the present Writ Petition has been filed.