(1.) Heard Mr.V.Prakash, Mr.N.Vijay Narayan, Mr.P.Wilson and Mr.G.Sankaran, learned Senior Counsels for the petitioners; Mr.P.Kumaresan, learned Additional Advocate-General, assisted by Mr.G.Nanmaran, learned Special Government Pleader and Mr.J.David, learned Government Advocate for respondent State; Mr.M.Devaraj and V.Lakshmi Narayanan for M/s.K.M.Vijayan Associates, learned counsel for the private respondents.
(2.) These are another set of litigations filed by the petitioners, who after a long battle got their recruitment to the post of SubInspector of Police.
(3.) A short prelude about the origin, advent and the claim made by the petitioners: