applications were filed by the aggrieved candidates before The Tamilnadu Administrative Tribunal in O.A.Nos.2202 to 2211, 2212 to 2214, 2216 to 2232 of 1998. The Tribunal by an order dated 17.10.2003 ordered those applications with a specific direction that the District Collector is having the list of all of office Assistants who have been rendered surplus and if that list has been exhausted, naturally there is no necessity for ban and if there are still vacancies, the applicants can be appointed as Office Assistants. Further, the tribunal observed that the very fact that by virtue of the stay, all these applicants are continuing to work as office Assistants would mean that there are vacancies and they could be accommodated and the District Collector has to see whether the list maintained by him has been exhausted and if it has been exhausted and if there are vacancies, these applicants may be allowed to continue as office Assistants. Therefore, it is clear that the petitioner is entitled to benefit of the order of The Tamilnadu Administrative Tribunal referred to supra. However, the request of the petitioner has not been considered by the third respondent, on the ground that the proposals were pending with the first respondent. Hence, there shall be a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the pending proposals with reference to Rule 48 of the Tamilnadu Basic Service Rules, taking into account, the length of service as well as the orders of the Tamilnadu Administrative Tribunal referred supra. The said exercise shall be completed by the first respondent within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar KP To 1. The Secretary to Government, The State of Tamilnadu, Education Department, Secretariat,Chennai-09. 2.The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai-06.
