(1.) THE petitioners have come up with the above writ petitions, seeking a Mandamus to forbear the respondents from filling up 186 posts of Assistant Section Officers in the Secretariat (other than Law and Finance Department), bearing Post Code No.1072.
(2.) I have heard Mr.C.Selvaraju and Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners in the writ petitions, Mr.A.Navaneetha Krishnan, learned Advocate General assisted by Mr.N.Srinivasan, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the State of Tamil Nadu, Ms.C.N.G. Niraimathi and M.Devendran, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the TNPSC, Mr.N.G.R.Prasad, learned counsel appearing for some of the contesting respondents, Mr.R.Thiagarajan, learned Senior Counsel and Mr.Naveenkumar Murthy, learned counsel appearing for some of the contesting respondents.
(3.) PROBATION Officer Tamil Nadu Jail Subordinate Service 1023 4