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3.The relevant facts leading to the filing of the present writ petitions are as follows:

3.1 The petitioners after obtaining their Under Graduate Degree, have completed the Diploma in Hearing, Language and Speech (DHLS) in the respective institutions at Pondicherry viz., Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) and Vinayaka Missions College of Paramedical Sciences. The said institutions are affiliated to All India Institutes of Speech and Hearing, Mysore and Indira Gandhi National Open University & Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai, respectively as approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India and the Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment, Government of India, New https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ W.P. Nos.29295 and 29296/2016 Delhi. The syllabus of the Certificate Course in Hearing, Language and Speech (DHLS) includes Audiometry as a subject and at that time, there was no course in the name of Audiometry exclusively.

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5.A detailed counter affidavit has been filed by the 2 nd respondent, wherein it is inter alia stated as follows:

5.1 The petitioners claimed that they completed the course of Diploma in Hearing Language and Speech (DHLS) which includes Audiometry as a subject and the said course was approved by the central Government, but as per the Adhoc rules for the post of Audiometrician, the candidate must have passed one year certificate in Audiometry and the petitioners did not possess the said certificate and hence, they were not considered for appointment to the post in question.
5.2 It is further stated that the syllabus of the DHLS course and the certificate course in Audiometry are not one and the same. In the Diploma of DHLS course, the subject 'Audiology' is studied along with other subjects, such as speech and language pathology, basic medical sciences related to speech and hearing, Psychology, community based rehabilitation and Education for Children with special needs, whereas in the certificate course in 'Audiometry', the candidates study the subject of Audiometry exclusively along with practical, which is more suitable for the post of 'Audiometrician'.

14.For better appreciation, the relevant passage of the earlier order passed by this Court in the aforesaid WP.Nos.10590 and 10591 of 2016 is reproduced hereunder:

“2. The petitioners hold the Diploma in Hearing, Language and Speech (DHLS). They have applied for the post of Audiometrician through online mode pursuant to the Notification issued by the second https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ W.P. Nos.29295 and 29296/2016 respondent on 24.01.2016. In the said Notification, the respondent department has categorically stated that the candidates should have passed one year certificate course in Audiometry from the Government Medical Institution under the control of the Director of Medical Education. Subsequently, though the petitioners were called for certificate verification, they were rejected on the ground that they have obtained only DHLS, instead of Certificate Course in Audiometry. According to the petitioners, the syllabus of both the courses is one and the same and in fact, Audiometry is a narrow subject whereas the DHLS covers Audiometry along with several other aspects of hearing loss.