IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA SUO MOTU WRIT PETITION NO. 1 OF 2010 . ... Petitioner Versus STATE, THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY ... Respondent Mr. S.S. Kantak, Advocate General with Mr. A. Kamat, Additional Government Advocate for the Petitioners. Coram:- A. S. OKA & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 20th July, 2010 P.C: Our attention is invited to the Order dated 3rd June,2010 of the learned Single Judge (Coram: N.A. Britto,J). Notice was ordered to be issued on the basis of certain newspaper reports to the State Government through the Chief Secretary. Paragraph 11 of the said order reads thus: 11."Notice to the State Government through Chief Secretary, to (a) indicate as to by which Order P.E.B has been constituted and in case it has been constituted, (b) when it met last to deliberate, discuss and decide particularly the issue of transfer of Police officers, postings, promotions, etc. Chief Secretary also to indicate (c) whether the postings of the three officers referred to hereinabove (i.e at Agacaim, Colva and Vasco da Gama) were done on the recommendation of the P.E.B." 2. The learned Advocate General has tendered across the bar a copy of the order dated 20th December, 2006 passed by the Government of Goa by which Police Establishment Board for the State of Goa is constituted. This step was taken in terms of the direction issued by the Apex Court in Writ petition (Civil No.310 of 1996 Prakash Singh and Ors. V/s. Union of India and Others). A copy of the said order is taken on record and marked "X" for identification. The learned Advocate General on instructions stated that the Police Establishment Board lastly met on 14th July, 2010 to consider transfers of the Head Constables and the Police Constables. He pointed out that from 1st January 2010 till 14th July,2010, the Board has considered 42 matters, out of which, 38 pertain to transfers and three matters pertain to promotions and other representations. 3. As regards clause (c) of paragraph 11 of the order of this Court, the learned Advocate General stated that the posting of three officers i.e.Deputy Superintendent of Police Shri Gaonkar to Vasco-da-Gama Police Station, Police inspector Shri Tushar Vernekar to Colva Police Station and Police Inspector Vishvesh Karpe to Agassaim Police Station has been done by the Police Establishment Board. We accept the statements made by the learned Advocate General on instructions. 4. In view of the aforesaid statements at this stage no further directions are required to be issued in this suo motu writ petition. We accordingly dispose of the petition. A. S. OKA, J. F. M. REIS, J. ap/-