IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 549 OF 2006 SHRI ANIL DAMU MURGAONKAR, ....Petitioner TALIGAON, GOA. Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH THE CHIEF ....Respondents SECRETARY AND 3 ORS., Mr. Nigel Da Costa Frias, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Ms. R. Chodankar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for the State/respondents. Coram:- S.A.BOBDE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 6th March, 2007 P.C. By this petition, the petitioner has sought a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to fill in the vacant posts under the State Government that is posts of Mamlatdar/Joint Mamlatdar/Asst. Director of Civil Supplies and Junior Scale Officers of the Goa Civil Service reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. 2. Admittedly, the petitioner has no interest in such appointments and he does not seek any appointment in any of those posts. The petitioner has moved this Court by way of public interest. 3. Since the prayers relate to appointment etc., which are matters relating to service under the State and the petitioner has moved this petition in public interest, we see no reason to interfere, in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Ashok Kumar Pandey V/s. State of West Bengal and ors., reported in AIR 2004 SC 280. Petition dismissed. S.A.BOBDE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. ssm.