Maloji Sangramrao Solunke v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.12545 OF 2017 Maloji Sangramrao Solunke, Age : 36 years, Occu. Agriculture, R/o Chanduri, Tq. Nilanga, District Latur PETITIONER

VERSUS

1.

The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2.

The District Collector, Collector Office, Latur 3.

The Sub Divisional Officer/Magistrate, Sub Divisional Office, Nilanga 4.

Shahaji shripati Makne, Age : Major, Occu. Agriculture, R/o Chanduri, Tq. Nilanga, District Latur RESPONDENTS .....

Mr. R.P. Adgaonkar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Santosh B. Gastgar, Advocate for respondent No.4 .....

CORAM: PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, CJ & R.G. AVACHAT, J.

DATE: 25.09.2019

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1] Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2] The petitioner lost out to be appointed as a Police Patil to the 4th Respondent who had less marks than him on account of there being seven criminal cases registered against him.

3] As per the law declared by the Supreme Court of India in the decision reported as (2016)8 SCC 471 Avtar Singh V. Union of India and others, we find the view taken by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal in the impugned decision that a person of such a character would be unfit to be appointed as a Police Patil, is correct. 4] The Writ Petition is dismissed.

5] No costs.

(R.G. AVACHAT, J.) CHIEF JUSTICE npj/wp12545-2017.doc