(1.) The unsuccessful writ petitioners, who failed before the learned single Judge in their challenge made to the impugned amendment to the Tamil Nadu Municipal Engineering Service Rules 1997, pertaining to Rule 3, which fixes the ratio of 3:1 between the Assistant Engineers and Junior Engineers to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer, are the appellants before us.
(2.) The facts in brief:
(3.) Submissions of the Appellants: