JUDGMENT : Mansoor Ahmad Mir, J. On the last date of hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner was asked to justify the maintainability of the writ petition when he was also made aware about the judgments rendered by the Apex Court governing the field. Despite that, he started arguing on the same lines as was arguing on the last date of hearing. 2. The writ petition is not maintainable and we are inclined to dismiss the same with costs in view of the judgments rendered by the Apex Court in the case titled as Girjesh Shrivastava & Ors. versus State of M.P. & Ors., reported in 2010 AIR SCW 7001 and by this Court in CWP No. 3131 of 2014, titled as Dr. J.S. Chauhan versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 6th May, 2016. 3. It is apt to reproduce paras 14 and 16 of the judgment in Girjesh Shrivastava's case (supra) herein: “14. However, the main argument by the appellants against entertaining WP (C) 1520/2001 and WP (C) 63/2002 is on the ground that a PIL in a service matter is not maintainable. This Court is of the opinion that there is considerable merit in that contention. 15. ….......... 16. In the case of Dr. Duryodhan Sahu and others v. Jitendra Kumar Mishra and others (1998) 78 SCC 273 : ( AIR 1999 SC 114 : 1998 AIR SCW 3467), a three Judge Bench of this Court held a PIL is not maintainable in service matters. This Court, speaking through Srinivasan, J. explained the purpose of administrative tribunals created under Article 323A in the backdrop of extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Courts under Articles 226 and 227. This Court held “if public interest litigations at the instance or strangers are allowed to be entertained by the (Administrative) Tribunal, the very object of speedy disposal of service matters would get defeated” (para 18). Same reasoning applies here as a Public Interest Litigation has been filed when the entire dispute relates to selection and appointment.” 4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner stated at the Bar that he may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file fresh writ petition. His statement is taken on record. 5. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn alongwith all pending applications with liberty as prayed for.