IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. J U D G M E N T D.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION (PIL) NO.6547/2007. Dharmeshwari Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of order :: 13/8/2008. HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.NARAYAN ROY HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Mr. Prem Kishan Sharma for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Sharma, Additional Government Counsel. **** This public interest litigation has been filed with a prayer that the State Government may be directed to immediately appoint Protection Officer in all the areas in the State of Rajasthan in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for short, the “Act of 2005”) and also make arrangements for registration of service providers at every such place as per provisions of Section 10 of the said Act. This Court vide its order dated 13/12/2007 directed the respondents to take immediate steps for appointment of Protection Officers as contemplated by Section 8 of the Act of 2005, if not taken so far and that the State Government shall also decide, if not decided so far, about the number of Protection Officers in each Districts and also notify the area or areas within which such Protection Officers shall discharge their duties. It was directed that such exercise should be completed as early as possible and in no case later than 15/2/2008. On request of the respondents, this Court vide its order dated 18/2/2008, granted further time for compliance of the said order. Respondents have filed reply to the writ petition stating therein that they have appointed service providers in as many as 15 districts. Copy of the order dated 21/2/2008 has been placed on record to substantiate this averment. It has been further stated that all the Project Directors, DWDA, all the CDPOs and all the Prachetas have been appointed as Protection Officers for discharge of their duties as such within their respective jurisdiction. Copy of the notification dated 11/4/2008 issued under Section 8(1) of the Act of 2005 has been placed on record. Grievance of the petitioner now however is that respondents have merely given additional charge to the existing Project Directors, DWDA, CDPOs and Prachetas to perform the duties as Protection Officers in addition to their own duties. The Government should appoint full fledged Protection Officers on regular basis. Learned Government Counsel, however, submits that in course of time, the State Government will assess the requirement of the number of Protection Officers to be appointed and the area for which they can be authorized to perform duties of that office. In view of what is contended in reply affidavit and the aforesaid statement of the learned Government Counsel, we find that the purpose of this PIL application, which was to ensure implementation of the Act of 2005, has been substantially achieved. 2 The writ petition therefore is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. (NARAYAN ROY), CJ. anil/- 3