Santosh Ramakant Soundankar v. The Mah. State Electricity, Distribution Co. Ltd. And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.81 of 2019 Santosh Ramakant Soundankar .. Petitioner

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The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co.Ltd and ors .. Respondents ...

Mr. Abhaykumar Apte for the petitioner.

Mr.P.P. Kakade, G.P with Nisha Mehra, AGP for respondent no.5.

Mr.Kiran Gandhi I/b Little & Co. for respondent no.1. Mr.J.G. Aradwal (Reddy) I/b Mr.Arvind D. for respondent no.2. CORAM: PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, C.J.

AND BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATED : 13th August 2019 P.C:- The Public Interest Litigation questions the appointment of respondent no.2 as the Regional Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. It is pleaded that the second respondent was not eligible to be recruited as a Chief Engineer, Executive Director or Regional Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. Now, respondent no.2 has neither been recruited as a Chief Engineer Tilak

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We do not find any actionable averment made in the Petition to question the appointment of respondent no.2 as the Regional Director and thus we dismiss the Public Interest Litigation.

SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J CHIEF JUSTICE Tilak