1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.120 OF 2006 Smt.Warada Chury and Ors. .. Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Jagdish Choudhari for the petitioners Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, A.G.P. for the respondent nos.1 to 3 CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL & & & A.A.SAYED, JJ A.A.SAYED, JJ A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATED : 1ST AUGUST, 2007 DATED : 1ST AUGUST, 2007 DATED : 1ST AUGUST, 2007 P.C.: 1. Heard. Rule. 2. By consent, rule made returnable forthwith. 3. The petitioners are members of Lions Club and were invited as Judges of the Laughter Challenge Competition wherein they got information about the allowances paid to the Home Guards. by this petition, they have sought directions to frame 2 rules regarding the service conditions of Home Guards. 4. We have gone through the petition and the affidavit in reply filed by the respondents wherein the respondents have stated that the Home Guards is a voluntary organisation and they are not paid employees of the State Government. 5. We are of the view that the cause espoused by the petitioners concerning the welfare of Home Guards does not relate to any public interest. We, therefore, do not see any reason to entertain the petition, which is filed in public interest and dismiss the same. ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J )