(1) WP 8930.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 8930 OF 2011 Bhagwan Mukindrao Gokhale and ors. PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. Yatin I. Thole, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 07TH DECEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Heard. 2. The petitioners are praying for a writ of mandamus to the respondent nos. 1 and 2 to pay the arrears of the monthly wages from the date of joining of the petitioners. It is the contention of the petitioners that the respondent no.2, who happens to be the Superintendent of Police had appointed the petitioners as Traffic Warden. It is further contended that thereafter the petitioners have regularly rendered their services as Traffic Warden and insptie of that even the minimum wages are not being paid to the petitioners. (2) WP 8930.11 3. From the material placed on record, what would be revealed is that for a limited period, the petitioners have voluntarily rendered their services and provided assistance to the Police during the celebration of Guru-ta-Gaddi tri-centenary function sometime in 2008. In any case, it appears that the petitioners have worked voluntarily. By now, it is settled principle of law that entry in the public service can be only after selection by following due procedure, as prescribed by law. Entry in the Police Department, without any selection process, and without any appointment orders, and without there being any record of having served in the Department, is not known to law. 4. In that view of the matter, we cannot grant the relief, as prayed for in the Petition. The Writ Petition is therefore rejected. Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/