JUDGMENT 1. - This writ petition has been filed by Subhash Chandra Morya. In the writ petition, it has been stated that the respondent No. 2 the Chief Engineer (Hqr.), Irrigation Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur, published an advertisement dated 12.10.1987 inviting applications from the eligible candidates for appointment on the post of Junior Research Assistant. In response to this advertisement, the petitioner also applied. Respondents vide letter dated 23.4.1993 called the petitioner for interview on 12.5.93. It was submitted that the petitioner belongs to a scheduled caste community and certificate to this effect issued by the Tehsildar on 9.6.93, was also submitted. It has been further stated that while three persons out of those four who were interviewed have been appointed on the post of Junior Research Assistant. Only the petitioner . was left for being appointed. The petitioner submitted a representation on 18.6.93 to the respondents to claim appointment which however failed to evoke any response. 2. The respondents contested the writ petition and filed detailed reply thereto. In the reply, it was stated that owing to ban on the recruitment imposed by the State Government, the selection process pursuant to the advertisement could not be completed. The Government subsequently vide its order dated 26.5.1992, only partially lifted the ban against the backlog quota of the reserve community. Since there was backlog of scheduled tribes community, certain appointments were made in such quota of scheduled tribes but there was no backlog vacancies in the quota of scheduled castes. Hence the petitioner could not be appointed. It was submitted that in all five candidates appeared for interview and only two who belonged to scheduled tribes community, were appointed in the backlog quota of their community. In these circumstances, the petitioner cannot be given appointment. 3. I have heard the arguments of both the learned counsel for parties. 4. Shri H.V. Nandwana, Dy. G.A., after making arguments on merits of the case has stated that the recruitment process initiated pursuant to advertisement dated 12.10.1987 (Ann. 1) was subsequently abandoned/cancelled. It was decided not to make any further appointment on the basis of such recruitment. According to him, the placement of the candidate in the select list, does not bestow any right on him. 5. Merely because a candidate has been selected and placed in the select list, this will not confer any vested right upon him to claim appointment. It was decided not to make any further appointment on the basis of such recruitment. According to him, the placement of the candidate in the select list, does not bestow any right on him. 5. Merely because a candidate has been selected and placed in the select list, this will not confer any vested right upon him to claim appointment. If the Government decides not to make appointment on the basis of the select list, no writ of mandamus can be issued for appointing those placed in select list. In the present case also, when select list was prepared, the Government decided to impose ban on making appointment which was subsequently relaxed only for backlog vacancies of ST being vacancies of reserve quota concerned. Only two candidates out of five candidates who belonged to scheduled tribes community were given appointment against the backlog quota meant for schedule castes candidates and none of the remaining three candidates were given appointment. 6. For these reasons, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and the same is hereby dismissed.Writ petition dismissed. *******