IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 429 OF 2008 AMAR VITHAL NAIK ... Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. S. D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ryan Menezes, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General, with Ms. Rakhi Chodankar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for respondents. Coram:- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 1st September, 2008 P.C. 1. Heard Mr. Lotlikar, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Advocate General appearing for the respondents. 2. After this matter was argued for sometime, the learned Advocate General makes a statement that the petitioner was offered appointment by the respondents and the letter of offer was issued when the select list was in force. Further, after the appointments were made, one of the appointed candidates has not resumed and, therefore, the respondent would now appoint the petitioner to the vacant post of L.D.C. in the Public Works Department. The appointment would be issued within a period of 3 weeks from today. 3. In the light of this statement of the learned Advocate General and that the State assuring the Court that the appointment order would be issued within 3 weeks from today, Mr. Lotlikar does not press for further relief in the petition. The statement of the learned Advocate General is accepted and the petition is disposed of in view thereof. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. ssm.