M.V.MURALIDARAN,J. - (1.) These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for giving placement in the grade of Lecturer (Sr. Scale); Lecturer (Selection Grade) and Associate Professor from due dates by constituting a Common Screening Committee.
(2.) Since the issue involved in all these writ petitions is one and the same, these writ petitions were taken up together and disposed of by this common order.
(3.) Since the averments and the grievance of the petitioners in all these writ petitions are one and the same, for proper adjudication as well as for better appreciation, the pleadings in W.P. (C) No. 949 of 2017 is taken up for consideration as a lead case.;