1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent heard finally.

2. The Party-in-person Shri Mahadeo Ramkishan Andhale, is a Practicing Lawyer in the High Court. The grievance of the petitioner is that while making appointments of Law Officers in the office of Government Pleader, High Court, Aurangabad, the Government of Maharashtra failed to consider reasonable representation from Lawyers belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Categories. It was submitted that eligible candidates are available belonging to these classes for consideration of the Government for making appointments in the office of Government Pleader as Government Pleader, Additional Government Pleader and Assistant Government Pleader/Additional Public Prosecutor. In the submission of Shri Andhale, in the year 2009 one Advocate belonging to Scheduled Caste was appointed as Assistant Government Pleader in the office of Government Pleader, High Court Bench at Aurangabad. In the present set up, none of the Law Officers are appointed in the Government Pleader’s office belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribe. Shri Andhale made reference to Maharashtra State Public Service (