(1.) THE petitioner in this writ petition is a registered Trade Union with registration No.383/SAT. It is the statement of the petitioner Union that their members are working as Salesman and Attenders in various Cooperative Societies in Tamil Nadu for the past several years without any promotion. The Union has been making request to promote the Salesman and Attenders for the post of Attender, Fertiliser Salesman and Clerk (Assistant) in their respective Cooperative Societies.
(2.) WHEN the Trade Union found that the second respondent viz., Cooperative Societies State Recruitment Bureau had issued notification dated 02.11.2012 calling for applications from candidates to write a written examination followed by interview for the post of Assistants in various categories in cooperative societies, the writ petition came to be filed, seeking for a direction to implement the circular dated 03.08.2012 issued by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies for giving promotions to the Salesman/Attenders to the posts of Assistants in Co-operative Societies.
(3.) AGGRIEVED by the grant of interim order, the respondent State has filed an application to vacate the interim injunction in M.P.No.1 of 2013 supported by a counter affidavit on behalf of the respondents.