B.K. Sharma, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed by a practicing Advocate in the form of public interest litigation (PIL) with the following prayers:

It is, therefore, prayed that Your Lordships be pleased to:

(i) issue a rule nisi calling upon the Respondents to show cause as to why a Writ of mandamus or certiorari or any other appropriate order or direction should not be passed;

(ii) to abolish the post of Director Family Wel-fare Services, Manipur, Additional Direcor-2 Nos; Joint Director-3-5 Nos. and Deputy Director SNOS as these 11 Nos. of posts have been posted beyond the norm so as to block diversion and missutillsation of programme money;

(iii) to sanction the scale of pay prescribed in column 5 of the statement under letter dated 2.2.2000 (Annexure-A/12) to the Media Officers to stall diversion and misutilisation of public money;

(iv) to direct for an enquiry by an independent body like Central Bureau of Investigation as to whether the posting of 11 Nos. of excess Gazetted Officers in Family Welfare Department, Manipur is permissible in the light of the instructions, policy decisions, staffing pattern etc. relating to Family Welfare Programme issued by the Government