Bombay High Court
Sagar Sontakke And Others vs Union Of India And Others on 17 February, 2025
Author: Mangesh S. Patil
Bench: Mangesh S. Patil
2025:BHC-AUG:4598-DB
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 11873 OF 2021
1. Sagar Sontakke,
Age: 31 years, Occu.: Service,
R/o N-11, B-1/1, Subhashchandra Bose Nagar,
T.V Center Hudco Aurangabad -431003.
2. Anil Suresh Mali
Age: 33 years, Occu.: Service,
R/o 4707B, Patil Gadhi, Khai Area,
Tal. Chopda, District Jalgaon.
3. Meena Milind Chune
Age: 32 years, Occu.: Service,
R/o Old City, Vakil Pura, Tal. Murtizapur, Dist. Akola.
4. Niraj Yambal
Age: 30 years, Occu.: Service,
At post Shiradshahapur Tq Aundha Nagnath
Dist Hingoli 431705
5. Dipak Madhukar Korde
Age: 30 years, Occu.: Service,
R/o Gadge nagar old city
washim road Akola pin 444002.
6. Rahul Devendra Tak
Age: 34 years, Occu.: Service,
R/o At Post Shirajgaon Band,
Tq. Chandur Bazar, Dist. Amravati.
7. Viplav Sunilrao Khode
Age: 30 years, Occu.: Service,
R/o c/o Prashant Nalse, 49, Vimal Nagar,
Near Farsi Stop, Amravati.
8. Shivpratap Ganpat Jadhavar
Age: 30 years, Occu.: Service
R/o At post Police Colony, Main Road,
Near Rest House, Ambajogai,
Tq. Ambajogai, Dist. Beed. ... PETITIONERS
VERSUS
1. Union of India
(Through its Secretary) Department of Posts,
Ministry of Communication and
Information Technology, Dak Bhavan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi.
2. Chief Postmaster General,
Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai.
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3. Assistant Director, Postal Services (A&V),
Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai.
4. Senior Superintendent of Post Offices,
Mumbai North West Division,
Kandivali East, Mumbai.
5. Suvarna Balasaheb Thube
Age:30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o.: O/o Mumbai GPO,
SB Section, Pin 400001
6. Dnyaneshwar Sanjay Kinewad
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:. O/o Mumbai GPO, Pin 400001;
7. Rahul Uttamrao Wakle
Age:34, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o. O/o Central Sorting Division, Mumbai
Pin 400001
8. Umesh Narayan Londhe
Age:32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:. O/o Mumbai GPO,
Philately Section, Pin 400001
9. Saudagar Shrimant Chavan
Age:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o. O/o Mumbai GPO, Mumbai Pin 400001
10. Ganesh Arun Shinde
Age:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant,
R/o. O/o Mumbai GPO, Mumbai Pin 400001
11. Pradeep Hanmant Randive
Age:32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o. O/o Colaba Sub Post Office, Pin 400005
12. Devesh Narayanrao Gawande
Age:35 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o. O/o E Commerce Parcel Processing Centre,
Parel Pin 400012
13. Ganesh Shankar Chavhan
Age:32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o. O/o Mahim Head Post Office, Mumbai 400016
14. Shubhangi Uddhav Shelke
Age:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o. O/o Wadala Post Office, Mumbai 400031
15. Najmeen Rafik Shaikh
Age:30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o. O/o Bandra East Sub Post Office, Pin 400051
16. Anil Balaji Bade
Age: 34 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o: O/o SantaCruz West Sub Post Office,
Pin 400054
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17. Ankush Mahadu Dhanve
Age:33 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant,
R/o:- O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, Mumbai-400099.
18. Santosh Gulabsing Valavi
Age:31 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:. O/o Kalyan RMS at Thane, Near Civil Hospital
opp Thane Head post office Thane West 400601
19. Mayur Dhananjay Ingole
Age:34 years, Occu. Postal Assistant,
R/o. O/o through, The Senior Superintendent
Of Post Offices, Thane, Maharashtra 400601
20. Mahadev Ramakant Sirsat
Age:29 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o. O/o Thane East Sub Post Office.
Thane Mumbai Pin 400603
21. Nitin Ramesh Hire
Age: 34 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o. O/o Wagle I.E Sub Post Office, Thane Pin 400604
22. Deepak Dattatraya Pote
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Airoli Sub Post Office, Panvel Pin 400708
23. Ganesh Bhimrao Gawai
Age:30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Palghar Head Post office,
Palghar Pin 401404
24. Shivaji Bhanudas Jagadale
Age:32 years, Occu. Office of Administration.
R/o:. O/o Mangaon sub division, post office,
Mangaon Pin 402104
25. Bhumita Namdeo Khewale
Age:34 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o. O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting.
Panaji Pin 403001
26. Atul Baban Gore
Age:32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o. O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting.
Panaji Pin 403001
27. Annarao Shivaji Mali
Age:36 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting.
Panaji Pin 403001
28. Hrushikesh Rajkumar Vijaykar
Age:33 years, Occu. Mail Guard
R/o. O/o Through SRO RMS BM DN MARGAON,
Pin 403601
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29. Rukhmini Rambhauji Kamdi
Age:33 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o. O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune,
Mail Office, Pune, Pin 411001
30. Mayor Dilip Hojage
Age: 32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o. O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service B Division,
NSH/TSO Section GPO Building, Pune 411001
31. Ravindra Muralidhar Kengale
Age: 32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune,
NSH/TSO Section GPO Building, Pune 411001
32. Mangesh Suresh Tumram
Age: 32 years, Occu. Sorting assistant
R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune,
Mail Office, Pune, Pin 411001
33. Rohit Sidharth Kamble
Age:32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant,
R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune,
NSH/TSO Section GPO Building, Pune 411001
34. Sachinkumar Nilkanth Nandeshwar
Age: 34 years. Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service,
B Division Pune, Pin 411001
35. Sachin Eknath Patekar
Age:33 years. Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune, Pin 411001
36. Abhilash Dadarao Mane
Age:33 years, Occu. Mail Guard
R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune, Pin 411001
37. Vivek Shivaji Jamdhade
Age:35 years, Occu. Mail Guard
R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune, Pin 411001
38. Pramod Kishor Aghame
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o. O/o Parvati Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 411009
39. Rajendra Rakhama Benke
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o. O/o Hadpsar I.E. Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 411013
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40. Swapnil Eknath Pawar
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN.
R/o. O/o Chinchwad East Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 411019
41. Sarvajeet Samadhan Dhandar
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN,
R/o. O/o Chinchwad East Sub Post Office,
Pune Pin 411019
42. Gopal Madhavrao Perke
Age:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o. O/o Aundh Camp Sub Post Office,
Pune Pin 411027
43. Anil Vithalrao Wadkar
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN,
R/o. O/o Hadapsar Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 411028
44. Nitesh Arun Shimpi
Age:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o. O/o Chinchwadgaon Sub Post Office,
Pune Pin 411033
45. Sudhir Deorao Bhongade
Age:37 years, Occu, POSTMAN
R/o. O/o Kasarwadi Sub Post Office,
Pune Pin 411034
46. Ulhas Mahadeorao Parale
Age:35 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o. O/o Ex Servicemen Colony Sub Post Office,
LIC Colony, Maji Sainik Vasahat, Kothrud, Pune,
Maharashtra 411038
47. Harshal Sudhakar Tak
Age:35 years, Occu. POSTMAN,
R/o. O/o Ex Servicemen Colony Sub Post Office,
LIC Colony, Maji Sainik Vasahat, Kothrud, Pune,
Maharashtra 411038
48. Manoj Rangnath Pisal
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o Ex Servicemen Colony Sub Post Office,
LIC Colony. Maji Sainik Vasahat, Kothrud, Pune,
Maharashtra 411038
49. Narendra Damodhar Shinde
Age:32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o Kondhawa Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 411048
50. Rajendra Dajiram Galave
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o Khanapur Sub Post Office, Sangli Pin 411503
51. Nitin Siddheshwar Sawale
Age: 32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o Khandala Bavada Sub Post Office, Satara Pin 412803
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52. Gopal Bhagwan Chavan
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o Wai Sub Post Office, Satara Pin 412803
53. Yogesh Baban Godmale
Age:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN R/o Wai Sub Post office.
Satara Pin 412803
54. Ganesh Shankar Tayde
Age:33 years, Occu. Mailguard
R/o:- Through Sub Record Office Solapur RMS,
Solapur Pin 413001
55. Ramesh Gurunath Mulage
Age:36 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Solapur Head Post Office,
Solapur Pin 413001
56. Nagnath Ramesh Kumbhar
Age:38 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Solapur MIDC Sub Post Office,
Solapur Pin 413006
57. Punam Fanidhar Chauke
Age: 32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Baramati Head Post Office,
Baramati Pin 413102
58. Dipali Nimba Gosavi
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Baramati Head Post Office,
Baramati Pin 413102
59. Vaibhav Suresh Atole
Age:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Post Office Passport Seva Kendra,
Amrai, Baramati, Pin 413102
60. Ganesh Ramdas Bhise
Age: 34 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Indapur Sub Post Office,
Baramati Pin 413106
61. Ranjit Ambadas Shende
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Pandharpur Head Post Office,
Pandharpur Pin 413304
62. Ganesh Babanrao Keskar
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414001
63. Sachin Sakharam Devkate
Age: 34 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414001
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64. Yogita Ramdas Waghmode
Age: 30 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414001
65. Kishor Ramesh Pawar
Age:32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office,
Rail Mail Service, Near Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar, Pin 414001
66. Kailas Balasaheb Wadkar
Age:32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office,
Rail Mail Service, Near Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar, Pin 414001
67. Babasaheb Sandipan Shitole
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414001
68. Mangesh Janardhan Wankhade
Age:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Savedi Road Sub Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414003
69. Ambadas Dhanaji Sudrik
Age:43 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Ahmednagar R.S Sub Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414005
70. Somnath Balasaheb Ghodake
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Ahmednagar R.S Sub Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414005
71. Bhivisen Maruti Kharat
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Karjat Sub Post Office,
Ahmednagar Pin 414402
72. Dattatraya Waman Kharwade
Age: 32 years, Occu. Mail Guard
R/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office Rail Mail
Service BM DN Satara, Satara Pin 415003
73. Swapnil Anil Sawant
Age:32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Karad Head Post Office,
Karad Pin 415110
74. Gajanan Gangadhar Anapalwar
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Phaltan Sub Post Office,
Satara Pin 415523
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75. Tulshiram Maruti Kamble
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Phaltan Sub Post Office,
Satara Pin 415523
76. Mohan Chandrakant Joshi
Age:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Kolhapur Head Post Office,
Kolhapur Pin 416012
77. Shaktikumar Gajanan Madavi
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Ichalkaranji Head Post Office,
Kolhapur Pin 416115
78. Sachin Arvind Kamble
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Tasgaon Sub Post Office, Miraj Pin 416312
79. Namdev Vishwanath Damle
Age: 33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Kavathe Mahankal Sub Post Office,
Miraj 416405
80. Mahesh Maruti Kapase
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Miraj Head Post Offcie, Miraj Pin 416410
81. Ram Sidram Kendre
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- W College Sub Post Office, Sangali Pin 416415
82. Nitin Vasudeo Garde
Age:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Murbad Sub Post Office, Kalyan Pin 421401
83. Kailash Jagannath Gaikwad
Age:34 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Sangamner Sub Post Office,
Shrirampur Pin 422605
84. Amol Gorakshanth Marbhal
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Sangamner Sub Post Office,
Shrirampur Pin 422605
85. Krushna Sudamrao Kadam
Age: 30 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Rail Mail Service, Manmad Pin 423104
86. Sandeep Babasaheb Raktate
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Yeola Sub Post Office Yeola,
Malegaon Pin 423401
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87. Nilesh Subhash Chaure
Age:31 years. Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The Sub Record Office,
Rail Mail Service F division,
Near Railway Sation, Dhule Pin 424001
88. Vaishali Komalsing Kachhava
Age: 32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Dhule Head Post Office,
Dhule Pin 424001
89. Hirkana Asaram Kumare
Age: 31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Jalgaon Head Post Office,
Jalgaon Pin 425001
90. Mangesh Madhukar Shiral
Age:28 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division.
Bhusawal. In front of Govt. Rest house.
Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201
91. Rameshwar Tukaram Morey
Age:31 years. Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division,
Bhusawal, In front of Govt Rest house
Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201
92. Arjunsingh Rajendrasingh Thakur
Age:33 years. Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Bhusawal Head Post Office,
Bhusawal Pin 425201
93. Gajanan Vishnu Gadekar
Age: 30 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division, Bhusawal,
In front of Govt Rest house Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201
94. Shrikrushna Dnyaneshwar Suradkar
Age: 32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:-O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division,
Bhusawal, In front of Govt Rest house Yawal Road,
Bhusawal,425201
95. Sonali Damodhar Gaidhane
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431001
96. Muktaji Shankarrao Yelutwad
Age: 32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431001
97. Sandeep Ashok Badak
Age:32 years, Occu. Postman
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R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431001
98. Kamalsing Kesarsing Jonwal
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431001
99. Shitalkumar Achutrao Kachole
Age:34 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431001
100. Subhash Bapu Shinde
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431001
101. Amol Dagadu Ghule
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Cantonment Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431002
102. Rahul Subhash Salve
Age: 34 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Aurangabad Cantonment Sub Post Office.
Aurangabad Pin 431002
103. Karnkumar Pralhad Chaudhari
Age:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o CIDCO Colony Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431003
104. Sainath Harishchandra Bandewar
Age:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- 0/0 CIDCO Colony Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431003
105. Pranjali Dagadoba Ghatul
Age: 30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o CIDCO Colony Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431003
106. Bharat Uttam Chavan
Age:38 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o kranti Chowk Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431005
107. Megha Dnyaneshwar Dhole
Age: 30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431005
108. Anand Omprakash Bohate
Age:31 years. Occu. POSTMAN
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R/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431005
109. Vidyasagar Prabhakar Dolas
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office.
Aurangabad Pin 431005
110. Babasaheb Ashok Abhang
Age:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431005
111. Satish Dnyaneshwarrao Khandekar
Age: 32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Chikalthana Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431007
112. Shivdas Shesherao Bhurke
Age: 33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Paithan Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431107
113. Gajanan Shivaji Jadhav
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Bajaj Nagar MIDC Waluj Sub Post Office,
Aurangabad Pin 431136
114. Santosh Khemaji Kadam
Age:29 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Jalna Head Post Office, Jalna 431203
115. Pankaj Vitthalrao Lonkar
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Jalna Head Post Office, Jalna 431203
116. Vankat Ramdas Kendre
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Jalna (RS) Railway Station
Sub Post Office, Jalna Pin 431213
117. Ganesh Ambadas Mane
Age: 30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Parbhani Head Post Office,
Parbhani Pin 431401
118. Santosh Anandrao Mane
Age: 33 years, Occu. Postmen
R/o:- O/o Post Master, Head Post Office,
Railway Station Road, Vazirabad, Nanded-431601
119. Priya Mohanlal Yadav
Age:30 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F
Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001
120. Abhinandan Moreshwar Junghare
Age: 32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
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R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F
Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001
121. Anand Pandurangji Makode
Age: 34 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F
Division Nagpur, NSH, Nagpur pin 440001
122. Nikhil Dhanraj Bagde
Age:32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F
Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001
123. Shrikant Tale
Age: 34 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F
Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001
124. Pavan Diliprao Wakode
Age:30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Postmaster General Nagpur Region,
Nagpur Pin 440010
125. Sachin Vishnu Mankar
Age: 30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Postmaster General Nagpur Region,
Nagpur Pin 440010
126. Sudarshan Gangadhar Meshram
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Khaperkheda Sub Post Office,
Kamthi Pin 441102
127. Rahul Keshav Jadhao
Age: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Saoner Sub Post Office,
Nagpur Pin 441107
128. Pravinsingh Bhavsingh Rajput
Age:34 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office Gondia
R.M.S Gondia Railway Station, Gondia Pin 441601
129. Prashant Ukharda Lokhande
Age:36 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through SRO Gondia R.M.S Gondia`
Railway Station, Gondia Pin 441601
130. Sham Ashok Wankhade
Age: 34 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Head Post Office Wardha.
Wardha Pin 442001
131. Arati Shende
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Head Post Office Wardha,
Wardha Pin 442001
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132. Umesh Tukaram Jadhao
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Hindnagar Sub Post Office,
Wardha Pin 442003
133. Devendra Pundlikrao Ambulkar
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Arvi Sub Post Office,
Wardha Pin 442201
134. Sagar Shiodas Mahore
Age:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Arvi Sub Post Office,
Wardha Pin 442201
135. Premkumar Sureshrao Mankar
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Hinganghat Sub Post Office,
Wardha Pin 442301
136. Sachin Uttamrao Hinglaspure
Age:35 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Hinganghat Sub Post Office,
Wardha Pin 442301
137. Shridhar Ramchandra Wakode
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Pulgaon Sub Post Office,
Wardha Pin 442302
138. Roshan Yeshwant Chaware
Age:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN
R/o:- O/o Pulgaon Sub Post Office,
Wardha Pin 442302
139. Ashish Janraoji Fulmali
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Chandrapur Head Post Office,
Chandrapur Pin 442401
140. Pawan Dadaji Pal
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Chandrapur Head Post Office,
Chandrapur Pin 442401
141. Prashant Shankarrao Landge
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o S.R.O(Rail mail Service) Chandrapur,
Chandrapur Pin 442404
142. Vikas Jivan Chukkalwar
Age: 30 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o:- O/o Through The S.R.O Rail Mail Service.
Chandrapur, Pin 442404
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143. Kailash Vishnu Lataye
Age:33 years, Occu. Postal assistant
R/o:- O/o Chimur Sub Post Office, Chandrapur Pin 442903
144. Mahesh Madhukar Chavand
Age:29 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443001
145. Trupti Vitthalrao Sonune
Age:29 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443001
146. Manoj Madhukar Jeughale
Age:31 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443001
147. Madhukar Bhaskar Theng
Age:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443001
148. Suraj Sangramsingh Rajput
Age:31 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443101
149. Sachin Tulsiram Koge
Age:35 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443101
150. Sandeep R Rajput
Age:31 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443101
151. Sachin Vishwanath Sasankar
Age:32 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Chikhli Sub post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443201
152. Pankaj Uttam Hiwale
Age: 30 years, Occu. Postman
R/o:- O/o Deulgaon Raja Sub post Office,
Buldhana Pin 443204
153. Maheshkumar Gajanan Chandane
Age:34 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Mehkar Sub Post Office,
Mehkar, tq Mehkar, Dist Buldhana Pin 443301
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154. Rushindrapal Kunjilal Maraskolhe
Age:30 years, Occu. Postal Assistant
R/o: O/o Jalgaon Sub post office,
Buldhana Pin 443402
155. Shrikant Damodar Ghuge
Age:35 years, Occu. Mail Overseer (POSTMAN)
R/o. O/o The SDI (P) Malkapur Sub Division.
Headquarter. at Nandura, Buldhana -443404
156. Amol Haridas Isal
Age: 30 years. Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Akola Head Post Office,
Akola Maharashtra Pin 444001
157. Ashish Janraoji Waghamare
Age: 30 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Sangrampur Sub Post Office,
Tq Sangrampur Dist Buldhana Pin 444202
158. Pradip Mayaram Dhirbassi
Age: 31 years, Occu. Postman,
R/o. O/o Khamgaon Head Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 444303
159. Yashvant Damodharji Barekar
Age:29 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Khamgaon Head Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 444303
160. Vishal S Pofale
Age:32 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Khamgaon Head Post Office,
Buldhana Pin 444303
161. Anirudha Shrikrushna Chaware
Age:33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Badnera Sub Post Office Badnera,
Dist Amravti 444701
162. Rakesh Arvind Sevekar
Age:33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,
Pin 445001 Arani Road, Yawatmal, Pin 445002
163. Nilesh Pralahdrao Dongare
Age:33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, Pin 445001
Arani Road Yawatmal. Pin 445002
164. Prashant Kailesh Tirpude
Age:33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office.pin 445001
Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002
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165. Rameshwar Wasudeo Bagalkar
Age:33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office.pin 445001
Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002
166. Ankush Ambadas Raut
Age:33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,pin 445001
Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002
167. Amol Subhashrao Maske
Age: 33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,pin 445001
Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002
168. Sachin Mahadevrao Kitake
Age:37 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Zillla Parishad (TSO) Sub Post Office
Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002
169. Rahul Sahebrao Kedare
Age:33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, pin 445001
Arani Road Yawatmal, Pin 445002
170. Rahul Babanrao Haste
Age: 33 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,pin 445001
Arani Road Yawatmal, Pin 445002
171. Vishal Bhimrao Gajlekar
Age: 34 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Darwha Sub Post Office, TQ Darwa,
Yawatmal Pin 445202
172. Vijaykumar Ramesh Sidam
Age:34 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Pusad Sub Post Office,
Dist Yawatmal Pin 445204
173. Pratik Prakash Baramkar
Age: 34 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Umarkhed Sub Post Office,
Yawatmal Pin 445206
174. Chetan Ashokrao Rajgure
Age: 30 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Pandharkawada sub Post Office,
Yawatmal Pin 445302
175. Manohar Sidram Arenavaru
Age:32 years, Occu. Postman
R/o. O/o Solapur Mkt. Sub Post Office
Pin 413002
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176. Parshuram Hanumant Waghamode
Age:35 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant
R/o. O/o Through The SRO,
RMS (Rail mail Service), Near Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar, Pin 414001
177. Ankush Pandhari Patole
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o CPMG Maharashtra Postal Circle,
Mumbai Pin 400001
178. Purujit Devidas Surwade
Age: 34 Years, Occu: Mail guard
Add. O/o CST TMO be side of saint George hospital,
Mumbai 400001
179. Mamata Gangaramji Kale
Age: 28 Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. O/o GPO, CSMT Area, Fort, Mumbai Pin 400001
180. Purushottam Devidas Mahajan
Age: 30 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. O/o Mumbai GPO, Nodel Delivery Section,
Ground floor, Mumbai 400001
181. Shital Balasaheb Tamhane
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o CRC Branch Center Sorting Division,
Mumbai Pin 400001
182. Punam Ramdas Nalat
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o CPSO,Mumbai Sorting Division,
GPO Mumbai, 400001
183. Ratan Amarrao Nimbalkar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o CRC Branch Center Sorting Division,
Mumbai Pin 400001
184. Amit Ramaji Shende
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add.
O/o Foreign Post Ballard Estate,
Fort Mumbai Pin 400001
185. Amol Ravikumar Wanare
Age: 34 Years, Occu: postal assistant Add.
O/o Kalbadevi Head Post Office, Mumbai pin 400002
186. Shantanu Ashokrao Tolmare
Age: 30 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, APSO Inland, AMSD Mumbai-400099
187. Sarang Gajanan Bhawsar
Age: 25 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, APSO Inland,
AMSD Mumbai-400099
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188. Nikhil Sureshrao Ambalkar
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o HRO, Air Mail Sorting Division, Mumbai-400099
189. Tushar Shriram Gawande
Age: 34 Years, Occu: MTS Add.
O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, APSO Inland,
AMSD Mumbai-400099
190. Minal Suresh Dharme
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Head Record Office, Airmail Sorting Division
Vileparle east Mumbai 400099
191. Prashant Bhagwat Murkute
Age: 34 Years, Occu: sorting assistant Add.
O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting. Panaji Pin 403001
192. Shriram Subhash Kedare
Age: 34 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Madgaon RMS,
Madgaon Madgaon Pin 403601
193. Archana Samadhan Umak
Age: 28 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. O/o Kharghar Sub Post Office,
Mumbai Pin 410210
194. Seema Dnyandev Bharmal
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The HRO Rail Mail
Service B Division Pune, Pin 411001
195. Swati Kisanrao Patwardhan
Age: 35 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. O/o Pune GPO, Pune Pin 411001
196. Amol Annasaheb Shinde
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The HRO Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune, Pin 411001
197. Santosh Sahebrao Shinde
Age: 32 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The HRO Rail Mail
Service B Division Pune, Pin 411001
198. Vishal Balasaheb Dhole
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The HRO Rail
Mail Service B Division Pune, Pin 411001
199. Dipali Narendra Ambulkar
Age: 30 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Pune City Head Post Office,
Pune Pin 411002
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200. Ashish Ambadas Ninghot
Age: 30 Years, Occu: MTS Add.
O/o NIBM Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 411048
201. Dadasaheb Dagadu Pathade
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The SRO, Rail Mail Service
B Division Pune, Solapur. Pin 413001
202. Gunvant Abasaheb Ritapure
Age: 34 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The SRO, Rail Mail
Service B Division Pune, Solapur. Pin 413001
203. Harshal Prabhakarrao Pardhi
Age: 30 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Solapur Mkt. Sub Post Office,
Solapur Pin 413002
204. Amol Mahadev Choure
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add.
O/o Baramati Head Post Office,
Baramati Pin 413102
205. Bibhishan Vasantrao Late
Age: 39 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Osmanabad Head Post Office,
Osmanabad Pin 413501
206. Amol Ashokrao Rautrao
Age: 34 Years, Occu: Mail Guard
Add. O/o SRO, RMS B Division, Latur.
Pin 413512
207. Jyoti Shivaji Murkute
Age: 30 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Latur Head Post Office,
Latur Pin 413512
208. Harish Sarjerao Suryawanshi
Age: 35 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office,
Rail mail Service, Near Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar, Pin 414001
209. Asaram Shesherao Chaure
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The Sub Record Office,
Rail mail Service, Near Head Post Office,
Ahmednagar, Pin 414001
210. Varsha Vilas Ghanavat
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. Through O/o The Senior Superintendent
of Post Offices, Satara. Pin 415001
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211. Sonali Shivaji Murkute
Age: 31 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Parali Sub Post Office,
Satara Pin 415013
212. Mandakini Dharmraj Karad
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add.
O/o Ratnagiri Head Post Office,
Ratnagiri Pin 415612
213. Babasaheb Bhausaheb Butte
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. O/o Nashik PSD, Indraprastha Colony,
Upnagar, Nashik422006
214. Jamilkhan Rashidkhan Khatik
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Rail Mail Service Nashik, Railway Station
Nashik Pin 422101
215. Pravin Kisan Rahane
Age: 32 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Rail Mail Service Nashik, Railway Station
Nashik Pin 422101
216. Anil Machhindra Thakare
Age: 30 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Rail Mail Service Nashik, Railway Station
Nashik Pin 422101
217. Kuldipak Anil Patil
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Rail Mail Service, Manmad Pin 423104
218. Pritesh Namdeorao Patil
Age: 31 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Rail Mail Service, Near Railway Sation,
Dhule Pin 424001
219. Pravin Shrikrushna Patil
Age: 34 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division,
Bhusawal, In front of Govt. Rest house Yawal Road,
Bhusawal, 425201
220. Sanjay Madhav Badoore
Age: 34 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division,
Bhusawal, In front of Govt. Rest house
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Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201
221. Rohit Ramdas Ingale
Age: 30 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o O/o Through The HRO RMSL Division,
Bhusawal, In front of Govt. Rest house
Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201
222. Azaroddin A Latif Kazi
Age: 31 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Shivajinagar Sub Post Office,
Nanded Pin 431602
223. Pooja Ashok Tiwari
Age: 31 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
224. Minal Dnyaneshwar Dharamsare
Age: 30 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
225. Ashish Kishor Warhekar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
226. Amit Dilip Khedkar
Age: 36 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
227. Pratik Premanand Sonar
Age: 29 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
228. Ravindra Shamrao Kuthe
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
229. Vikas Ganesh Wadhankar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
230. Mayur Kishor Asare
Age: 30 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
231. Yogendra Dinesh Dipale
Age: 36 Years. Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
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232. Rahul Bandu Khandare
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
233. Prashant Krushna Gedam
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
234. Shrikant Shriram Shinganjude
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. O Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
235. Vaibhav Shankarrao Deshmukh
Age: 34 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff
Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal,
Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001
236. Swapnil Vinodrao Thakare
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
237. Amol Ramkrishana Ambulkar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division,
Nagpur pin 440001
238. Dipali Samadhan Umak
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Through
The Head Record Office, RMS F Division,
Nagpur pin 440001
239. Basawraj Shivaji Kokane
Age: 32 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Through
The Head Record Office, RMS F Division,
Nagpur pin 440001
240. Jivan Ramchandra Gunjarkar
Age: 32 Years, Occu. Mailguard
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
241. Dipali Shankarrao Gulhane/Shirbhate
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division,
Nagpur pin 440001
242. Bhumika Ramdas Panghate
Age: 34 Years, Occu: MTS Add.
O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
243. Sachin Sukhdeo Tichkule
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
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Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
244. Geeteshree Vikas Karambhe
Age: 31 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
245. Ankit Subhashrao Bhonde
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
246. Prashant Bhimrao Talmale
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
247. Lalit Sahebrao Mohod
Age: 33 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
248. Nilesh Rambhau Kawadkar
Age: 33 Years, Occu; MTS
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
249. Swati Ramesh Bhoyar
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office
NSH Section, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
250. Kushal Ashokrao Gawande
Age: 34 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
251. Amol Wasudeorao Gabhane
Age: 34 Years, Occu: MTS Add.
O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
252. Sneha Ramesh Puri
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
NSH Section RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
253. Sandip Dnyanba Shelke
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division. Nagpur pin 440001
254. Maroti Vitthal Narwate
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
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255. Dipali Pundlikrao Bhatkulkar
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The Head Record Office,
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
256. Sagar Bhaurao Patile
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office.
RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001
257. Shubham Gajananrao Deshmukh
Age: 30 Years, Occu: MTS Add.
O/o Gokulpeth Sub Post Office, Nagpur Pin 440010
258. Pratibha Prakash Anbhore
Age: 29 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add.
O/o Wadi Sub Post Office,
Nagpur Moffusil, Nagpur Pin 440023
259. Pratibha Bapurao Sontakke
Age: 27 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. O/o Kamathi Head Post Office,
Kamthi, Nagpur Pin 441001
260. Amol Sudhakar Shelake
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant
Add. O/o Katol Sub Post Office,
Nagpur Pin 441302
261. Amit Yadaorao Dehalikar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add.
O/o Kalmeshwar sub post office, Nagpur pin 441501
262. Bhushan Ganraj Donadkar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Gondia R.M.S Gondia Railway Station Pin 441601
263. Atul Moreshwar Bhendarkar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The Sub Record Office Gondia
R.M.S Gondia Railway Station Pin 441601
264. Praffulkumar Likhiram Raut
Age: 35 Years, Occu: MTS,
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Gondia
R.M.S Gondia Railway Station Pin 441601
265. Kavita Narhari Bodakhe
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant
Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office,
Rail Mail Service, Near Head Post Office
Wardha Pin 442001
266. Vikas Shrikrushna Bhurse
Age: 31 Years, Occu: postal assistant
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Add. O/o Chandrapur Head Post Office,
Chandrapur pin 442401
267. Pramod Madhukar Vairagade
Age: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add.
O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail mail Service.
Chandrapur, Pin 442404
268. Pankaj Waman Dhote
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add.
O/o Bhadrawati Sub Post Office,
Chandrapur Pin 442902
269. Soniya Dilipsingh Hushare
Age: 36 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add.
O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443101
270. Hemant Subhashrao Khekale
Age: 28 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add.
R/o At.Post-Rahatgaon Tal.& Dist-Amravati-444602
271. Vikas Harichandra Paranjape
Age: 34 Years, Occu: Mailgurd Add.
O/o Through The Sub Record Office,
Rail Mail Service Amravati, Pin 444602
272. Abhijit Pundlikrao Jewade
Age: 32 Years, Occu: MTS Add.
O/o Through The Sub Record Office
Rail Mail Service Sorting Office, Yeotmal, Pin 445001
273. Sudhir Mishrilal Gathe
Age: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking staff Add.
O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,
Yavatmal pin 445001.
274. Piyush Ashok Ingle
Age: 33 Years, Occu: Postman Add.
O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, Arani Road
Yawatmal, Pin 445002
275. Prasad Subhashrao Nimbalkar
Age: 34 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Ner Parsopant Sub Post Office,
Yavatmal pin 445102
276. Tushar Himmatrao Tayade
Age: 28 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Darwha Sub Post Office,
TQ Darwa, Yavatmal Pin 445202
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277. Rani Babanrao Kurhadkar
Age: 32 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o Umarkhed Sub Post Office,
Yavatmal Pin 445206
278. Dipak Bapurao Gude
Age: 34 Years, Occu: MTS
Add. O/o CPMG, Maharashtra Circle,
GPO BLDG, Mumbai Pin 400001. ... Respondents
...
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 13255 OF 2021
1. Gulab S/o Gangadhar Pandhare,
Age- 30 Years, Occu- Service, R/o- Kothala,
Post-Salegaon, Tal-Naygaon, Dist- Nanded
2. Akshay S/o Sanjay Sonawane, Age- 25 Years,
Occu- Service, R/o. V/A-5, Vishnu Nagar, Jawahar
Colony Road, Aurangabad, Dist-Aurangabad. 431001.
3. Sanjeev S/o Bhkaji Gunjalkar, Age- 32 Years,
Occu- Service, R/o- Khudaj, Tal- Sengaon, Dist- Hingoli,
4. Mangesh S/o Subhashrao Khanolkar, Age-29 Years,
Occu- Service,R/o- Thugaon Khanapur, Post- Nandura
Bk., Tal. and Dist- Amravati.
5. Pankaj S/o Ramraoji Chakrpani, Age- 32 Years,
Occu- Service, R/o- Bhote layout, Near Bhim Takadi,
Amaravati, Dist- Amravati.
6. Nagnath S/o H. Bhujbal, Age-28 years, Occu-
Service, R/o- Porjwala, Post- Majalpur, Tal and
Dist- Parbhani.
7. Nitin S/o Laxman Sangekar, Age- 31 years,
Occu- Service, R/o- Pachalegaon, Tal- Jintur,
Dist-Parbhani.
8. Kiran S/o Balaji Pimparwar, Age- 30 years,
Occu- Service, R/o- Wanjarwada, Tal- Jalkot,
Dist- Latur.
9. Swapnil S/o Haridas Wadkar, Age-31 years,
Occu- Service, R/o- Wadegaon, Tal- Balapur, Dist- Akola.
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10. Anand S/o Jemnaji Jinke, Age- 27 years,
Occu- Service, R/o- Gaglegaon, Tal- Biloli, Dist-Nanded.
11. Jayabharati D/o. Bhimraj Yadav, Age- 30 years,
Occu- Service, R/o- Near Bharai Baba Samadhi,
Shantinagar, Bangade Plot, Nagpur, Dist. Nagpur.
12. Sandip S/o Ramesh Borkar, Age- 36 years,
Occu- Service, R/o-Kharayanagar, Amravati,
Dist. Amravati.
13. Yogesh S/o. Rajaram Rasal, Age- 27 Years,
Occu- Service, R/o-Bhanakwadi, post- Raimoha,
Tal- Shirurkasar, Dist- Beed.
14. Hanmant S/o. Nagnath Linganwad, Age- 30 Years,
Occu- Service, R/o.Gaglegaon, Tal- Billoli,
Dist- Nanded.
15. Vaibhav S/o. Shrikrushnarao Nachankar,
Age-31 Years, Occu- Service, R/o. Jalnapur,
Tal-Chandur Bazar, Dist- Amravati.
16. Mangesh S/o. Namdeo Ghatol, Age- 30 years,
Occu- Service, R/o. Uttam Nagar,
Line No. 1, Yashoda Nagar No.2, Amravati- 444606.
... PETITIONERS
VERSUS
1. The Union of India,
through the Secretary to Ministry of Posts,
Communications and Information Technology, Delhi.
2. The Chief Postmaster General,
Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai- 400 001.
3. The Assistant Director, Postal Services (A & V),
Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai. 400 001.
4. The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices,
Mumbai North-West Division, Kandiwali East,
Mumbai, 400 001. ...RESPONDENTS
...
Advocate for Petitioners in W.P. No. 11873/2021 : Ms. P. S. Talekar i/by
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Talekar and Associates
Advocate for Petitioners in W.P. No. 13255/2021: Mr. P.R. Katneshwarkar,
Senior Advocate i/by Mr. Rahil S. Kazi
Advocate for Respondent nos 1 to 4 in both writ petitions : Mr. S.S. Deve
CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL &
PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR , JJ.
RESERVED ON : 28.01.2025
PRONOUNCED ON : 17.02.2025
JUDGMENT :(MANGESH S. PATIL, J. ) The issue involved in these petitions is as to whether the employees, who have been selected under the same selection process but were appointed at different times can claim the seniority according to the select list and can claim as appointed on the date, the first appointment was made, irrespective of the delay in making the appointments.
2. The issue arises in the backdrop of following factual scenario:
The respondents i.e. the Department of Indian Postal Service- respondent no. 2 to 4 published an advertisement for recruitment to 1701 posts of postman-mail guard (PM-MG) and 730 posts of multi tasking staff (MTS). Along with several aspirants, the petitioners also appeared at the examination and selection lists were prepared. The petitioners were given appointment after document verification and medical examination.
3. On 25.11.2016, the respondents cancelled the entire selection process on some complaints. Some candidates filed Writ Petition No. 12117/2016 (Prakash Bhagaji Wani and others Vs. Union of India and others) and connected matters. By the judgment and order dated 03.05.2019 the decision dated 25.11.2016 of cancellation of the entire process was struck down. Directions were issued to verify involvement of individual petitioners in the matter of alleged suspicious circumstances, irregularities or malpractices, as was discussed in the judgment. Those who were already appointed, were directed to be reinstated and were entitled to have 50% of 28/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt back wages and those who were still to be appointed were directed to be considered and were subsequently appointed.
4. The decision in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra) was challenged before the Supreme Court but the Special Leave Petition was dismissed.
5. Simultaneously, few other candidates put up a similar challenge to the decision regarding cancellation of process by filing Original Applications before the Central Administrative Tribunal in Original Application No. 805/2016 and connected matters. The tribunal disposed of the original applications in terms of the order passed in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra).
6. Respondent nos. 2 to 4 conducted enquiries into the eligibility of candidates and segregated those, who were not found to have indulged in any malpractice etc. Accordingly, in all 341 candidates were given appointments with 50% back wages, on 27.1.2019, including the petitioners. Even thereafter from time to time few more appointments were given between 10.02.2021 and 25.02.2021.
7. Subsequently, respondent nos. 2 to 4 published an advertisement for limited departmental competitive examination (LDC) for recruitment to the cadre of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants in postal divisions and units (including postal store depot) RMS and MNS for departmental quota of vacancy for the year 2021, on 13.09.2021. By moving an application on 04.10.2021, the petitioners sought permission to participate in the departmental examination. However, by the impugned communication dated 08.10.2021 the request for regularization with effect from 2016 was turned down and even they were refused permission to participate. A list of eligible candidates, who could appear for the limited departmental examination was published on 20.10.2021. Finding that their names were not appearing in the list, the petitions have been filed.
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8. Ms. Talekar, the learned advocate for the petitioners would submit that there was no fault on the part of the petitioners for their delayed appointments. It is pursuant to some malpractices that the selection process was cancelled. This Court had quashed and set aside the cancellation and had directed individual cases to be examined and had given directions for the appointments of the untainted candidates like the petitioners. Accordingly, the exercise was undertaken. Appointment orders were issued and as directed by this Court even 50% of the arrears were paid. She would, therefore, submit that since the petitioners were not at fault in delaying the appointments, they cannot be deprived of deriving the benefit of claiming a deemed date of appointment from the date the select list was prepared or first appointment was made. If that is considered to be the date of their appointment for the limited purpose of counting of service, the petitioners would be eligible, as they would be completing the requisite minimum service to make them eligible to appear at the limited departmental examination. She would submit that though it is only such of the petitioners/candidates, who were already appointed but were terminated, were entitled to claim 50% of back wages on their reinstatement as per the order of this Court in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra), since they all have been appointed through the same selection process, no distinction could have been made on the ground that some of the petitioners were still to be appointed.
9. Ms. Talekar would submit that it is trite law that the seniority of the candidates inter se from the same selection process has to be maintained even if some of the candidates are appointed at a later point of time. She would refer to the decisions in the matters of (1) C. Jayachandran Vs. State of Kerala and others; (2020) 5 Supreme Court Cases, 230,(2) Balwant Singh Narwal and others Vs. State of Haryana and others; (2008) 7 SCC 728, (3) Pilla Sitaram Patrudu and others Vs. Union of India and others;
30/40WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt (1996) 8 SCC 637. She also relied upon judgments of Gujarat and Patna High Courts in Dipakbhai Pralhadbhai Chaudhary Vs. State of Gujarat and two others (in R/Special Civil Application No. 15434/2017) decided on 26.03.2019 and Ganpati Singh Vs. The State of Bihar and others (in Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 663/2010) respectively.
10. Mr. Katneshwarkar, learned Senior Advocate holding for the petitioners from Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 made the submissions on similar lines as were addressed by Ms. Talekar.
11. It is necessary to note at this juncture that unlike the petitioners from Writ Petition No. 11873/2021, additionally, the petitioners in Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 have further prayed for grant of 50% of back wages, as was granted to some of the candidates. In the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra) and connected matters, two petitioners from Writ Petition No. 9910/2017 were granted such 50% of back wages, since they were already appointed but were terminated and were directed to be reinstated within two months with 50% of back wages. None of the other petitioners from that group was granted 50% of back wages while granting them the relief of being appointed after scrutiny of their involvement in the malpractices, which was the genesis for respondent nos. 2 to 4 to cancel the entire recruitment process.
12. Mr. Katneshwarkar, additionally, relied upon the decision in the matter of Government of NCT of Delhi and others Vs. Sh. Rakesh Beniwal and others (Writ Petition (C) 7423/2013) decided on 04.08.2014, wherein in similar set of facts, setting aside the decision to cancel the selection process, wherein the original applicants before the Administrative Tribunal were given appointments after seven years, were held entitled to not only the appointments relating back to the date of appointment of other candidates 31/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt who were junior to them but were also held entitled to and directed to be paid 50% of the back wages.
13. Respondent nos. 2 to 4 have filed separate affidavits in both these petitions but are same in verbatim. In consonance with the stand being taken in these replies, learned advocate Mr. Deve for respondents submitted that indeed the recruitment process was undertaken for the vacancies as mentioned in these petitions. The process was outsourced to a private entity M/s. Manipal Technology Limited. For Postman/Mail guard (PM/MG), the examination was conducted on 29.03.2015 and for MTS it was conducted on 03.05.2015. The outsourcing agency handed over the results to the respondents on 21.03.2016. Pre-appointment formalities were completed by the respective divisions/units across the country. 1680 PM, 21 MG and 733 as MTS were selected. After reports, as indicated in the affidavit in reply, it was found that due to several mistakes and discrepancies committed by the outsourced agency, the decision was taken to cancel the entire recruitment process on 25.11.2016. The candidates who were appointed provisionally were terminated by resorting to Rule 5 of CCS (Temporary Service) Rules. Several candidates had approached the High Court and the Central Administrative Tribunal. As is mentioned in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra) the High Court set aside the decision to cancel the entire selection process and issued directions. Pursuant to such directions an exercise was undertaken, segregating the tainted candidates involved in different kind of misdeeds. Only 342 candidates who were terminated were reinstated with 50% back wages. He would also refer to part of the affidavit in reply expressly mentioning that after reinstatement these 342 candidates were extended consequential benefits of counting of qualifying service for increments, seniority, and the departmental examination, MACP, retiral benefits. However, rest of the untainted candidates were appointed after the exercise was undertaken. There was no question of their reinstatement and cannot be granted any benefit of counting of service for any purpose.
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14. However, Mr. Deve would raise a preliminary objection to the petitioners invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without exhausting the efficacious alternate remedy of approaching the Central Administrative Tribunal and prayed that for this reason alone, the petitions be dismissed.
15. As regards the merits of the petitioners' claim, Mr. Deve would submit that in order to enable PM/MG for the promotion to the post of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants in postal divisions/units etc., the eligibility criteria provided for in the recruitment rules notified in GSR 411 (E) dated 21.05.2015 and circulated to all the divisions is, an experience of three years in the regular service of PM and MG and regular service of five years of MTS. The petitioners were appointed only in the year 2021 and were not eligible for appearing at the limited departmental competitive examination of 2021 and no fault can be found in holding the petitioners as ineligible. He would thus pray to dismiss the petitions.
16. We have considered the rival submissions and perused the papers. We have also carefully gone through the decisions cited at the bar. As can be gathered, there has not been a material dispute as regards the facts are concerned.
17. A common recruitment process for the posts notified was conducted. Some of the candidates were even appointed but they were terminated on the premise that a vigilance enquiry was conducted and objectively the decision was taken to cancel the entire recruitment process. Some candidates, who were not appointed and couple of candidates who were terminated had approached this Court in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra). The writ petitions were disposed of with following directions:
33/40WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt "1. All the Writ Petitions are allowed. The order of cancellation of the entire examination is set aside to the extent of the petitioners herein.
2. The respondents are directed to verify again, whether there are any suspicious circumstances and irregularities in case of the petitioners herein and if no such suspicious circumstances, irregularities or malpractices are found as discussed in the judgment, the selection of the petitioners be restored and further process shall be completed within a period of two months.
3. As far as the petitioners in Writ Petition No. 9910 of 2017 are concerned, the respondents shall verify their record as well and if no suspicious circumstances or malpractices as discussed in the judgment are noted in their individual cases, their appointments shall be restored within a period of two months with 50% back wages.
4. In the facts and circumstances, we do not want to take any cognizance of the contempt. Hence, the Contempt Petition No. 663 of 2017 is dismissed.
5. We anticipate the request for stay of this order. Since we are granting time of two months for verification and giving effect to this order, no separate time is required to be given for obtaining stay order from the superior Court.
6. Rule is made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs.
7. Pending civil applications, if any, stand disposed of."
18. Admittedly, some of the candidates, who had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, were also held to be entitled to have the same reliefs as per the decision of this Court in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra).
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19. There is also no dispute about the fact that according to the recruitment rules for promotion through limited departmental competitive examination, the eligibility criteria provides completion of three years' service in the grade of PM and MG and five years of MTS. Admittedly, the petitioners were appointed in the year 2021 and have not completed the requisite experience in the grade. For this reason they have been prevented from appearing at the limited departmental competitive examination. Their request for regularization of the service has also been turned down. This is the genesis for these petitions.
20. The issue has been addressed by the Supreme Court as well as the High Courts in variety of matters and the common thread that can be culled down from catena of judgments cited at the bar is to the effect that all the candidates from the same selection process appointed on different dates would maintain their seniority in accordance with the select list, particularly when the delay in appointments is not attributable to the candidates.
21. With respect, according to us, judgment of the division bench of Delhi and Haryana High Court in the matter of Government of NCT of Delhi Vs. Sh. Ramesh Benniwal (supra), authored by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (as his Lordship then was) meticulously culls down the principles by referring to several earlier decisions, some of which have been cited before us. The following observations encapsulates the whole gamut of the dispute in hand :
"16. The appointment of the respondent/applicants took place 7 years after the examination was conducted. Their juniors were naturally eligible for promotion having completed the requisite qualifying period. However they-for no fault of their own-were retained in the same grade as a consequence of their late appointment. The right of equality before law spelt out by Article 14 of the Constitution of India dictates that all individuals must be treated equally before law. If the respondents are denied promotion on the ground that they are still serving their probation period as a consequence of their appointment in 2009, the same cannot be said to be fair treatment of all the employees by the 35/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt petitioners. In the present case, the rule requiring fulfilment of qualifying service is not an immutable condition, incapable of being relieved. The Office Memoranda quoted by the Tribunal, and extracts reproduced above, disclose that promotions can given to seniors whose claims are unjustly ignored, to start with. Therefore, this Court finds no infirmity with the direction to grant promotion to the applicant/ respondents. Point No (b).
19. The Supreme Court has deliberated upon the said FR and its implications in circumstances where an employee was kept away from working in a particular position in these terms in Union of India v. K.V. Janki Raman AIR 1991 SC 2010 :
"We are not much impressed by the contention advanced on behalf of the authorities. The normal rule of 'no work no pay is not applicable to cases such as the present one where the employee although he is willing to work is kept (away) by the authorities for no fault of his. This is not a case where the employee remains away from work for his own reasons although the work is offered to him. It is for this reason that F.R. 17(1) will also be inapplicable to such cases."
23. The respondents have spent a majority of the 12 years waiting on results and the procedure of being appointed to Grade II (DASS), and have been endlessly litigating the issue. Instead of pursuing their employment and working for a livelihood in earnest, the respondents who were at the threshold of starting a new life are stuck in the middle still litigating for a promotion, when they have merely followed the instruction of the petitioners. The GNCTD cannot disregard the suffering endured by the respondents. A perusal of matters surrounding disputes against the petitioners have unearthed a similar matter decided by this court in The Chief Secretary & Ors. v. Kuldeep Singh & Anr. [W/P. (C) No. 8910 of 2009 decided on 24.11.2011]. The stark delays in the processing of the application of the respondent by the same petitioners in the present writ has been evidently highlighted therein. This court held;
"8. In this background, admittedly, the delay in offering the appointment to the respondent no. 1 rests squarely on the petitioner's organization and the respondent no. 1 herein cannot be faulted for the same. In fact the appointment letter would not have been issued but for the fact that the 36/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt respondent no.1 approached the Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal by way of a petition under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 resulting in the pronouncement dated 2nd April, 2009.
15. Given the facts and circumstances noticed above, interests of justice merit that the respondent in any case would be entitled to the consequential financial benefits.
17. The respondent no.1 has been given due seniority. It is accordingly directed that the respondent no.1 would be entitled to increment from the same date w.e.f. 1 st April, 2009.
In case the respondent no.1 is entitled to any other financial benefits as a result of this increment, the petitioner shall compute the same and effectuate the same as well."
[emphasis added]
26. The delay in appointment and the consequential denial of benefits is the direct corollary of the inaction of the petitioners; consequently, they cannot take advantage of their own delays in declaring results and issuing appointment letters to deny promotion to the respondents. The Supreme Court has observed in this regard in the matter of Baij Nath Sharma vs. Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur, 1988 SCC (L&S) 1754.
"But here the appellant has been deprived of his promotion without any fault of his. High Court said that it might be sad state of affairs that the name of the appellant was not considered for promotion till he retired. High Court may feel anguish but it gives no comfort to the appellant. At least for future such an unfortunate thing should not happen to any other officer similarly situated. This malaise which abysmally afflicts any service when there is recruitment from different sources when there is recruitment from different sources crops up in the one form or the other with great disadvantage of one or the other. But then service is not constituted merely for the benefit of the officers in the service but with a certain purpose in view and in the present case for dispensing justice to the public at large."
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27. The circumstances surrounding the present matter reflect a casual and indifferent attitude on part of the petitioners, which borders on being callous. The respondents have had to, in the interregnum, not only go through the ignominy of working under their juniors, but also, despite admittedly being senior to them, still continue to draw lesser pay. In the economic scenario prevailing in the country, where prices of even essential commodities have gone skyrocketing, not from year to year or month to month, but from day to day, the respondents have had to manage his affairs with a far lower pay packet than they might have got on the promotional post."
It is to be noted that the state Government had approached the High Court being aggrieved by the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal.
22. Though the facts are obviously peculiar and different, C. Jayachandran (supra) also lays down a similar principle and right of a candidate to seek deemed date of appointment. In view of such trite legal position, there is no escape from the conclusion that since admittedly the delay in petitioners' appointments had occasioned without anything attributable to them, it would be violative of Article 14 to deprive them the benefit which has been derived by the candidates from the same recruitment process.
23. As a corollary, particularly when, admittedly, some candidates who were already appointed but were terminated and were directed to be reinstated with 50% back wages, it would be anomalous to treat the petitioners differently. It would be arbitrary as well.
24. True it is that admittedly, the recruitment rules provide for eligibility criteria as mentioned herein above experience of 3/5 years of PM/MG and MTS respectively and the petitioners having been appointed after lapse of 4-5 years of publication of the select list, only in the year 2021, they would not be having the requisite experience. In our considered view, it would be 38/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt a service attribute emanating from their right to seek employment from the date they were selected. They cannot be put to any disadvantage for failure of the respondents in appointing them, may be for bona fide reasons, when their decision to cancel the selection process has been struck down by this Court in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra). Pertinently that decision was rendered on 03.05.2019, and unsuccessful attempt of the respondents in challenging that decision and further allowing couple of years from the direction of this High Court to be wasted before the petitioners were appointed, is an additional reason for their delayed appointments. For the lapse on the part of the respondents, the petitioners cannot be made to suffer.
25. True it is that the candidates from the same selection process, who are otherwise eligible to appear at limited departmental competitive examination having put in requisite number of service and are ready to appear at the examination are not before us. However, in our considered view, merely declaring the petitioners to be entitled to have a deemed date of appointment when the other candidates from the same recruitment process were appointed, absence of those who have already been appointed and eligible to appear at the limited departmental competitive examination cannot be said to be necessary parties. It is not a matter of estoppel. To repeat, for no fault of petitioners, their appointments were delayed and therefore they are entitled to a deemed date of appointment. It is only consequentially that they would become eligible for counting of the service for all attributes of service including the eligibility criteria provided by the recruitment rules for appearing at the limited departmental competitive examination.
26. At the same time, as has been mentioned herein above, the petitioners from Writ Petition No. 11873/2021 have not claimed any back wages but the petitioners from Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 are claiming even the 39/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt back wages. In our considered view, they are seeking to derive the benefit obtained by the petitioners from the group of petitions in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra). However, they being the fence sitters, who could have filed the writ petitions but had waited for the decision of this Court and still have been able to derive the benefit of getting the appointment, in our considered view, are not entitled to any back wages, albeit like all other petitioners they are entitled to have a deemed date of promotion from the date the juniors to them from the same select list were appointed. As a corollary, commensurate with their such deemed date of appointment, they would be entitled to counting of their service for the purpose of calculating the experience provided for in the eligibility criteria under the recruitment rules for promotion through limited departmental competitive examination.
27. Writ Petition No. 11873/2021 is allowed.
28. Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 is partly allowed.
29. It is declared that all these petitioners from both the petitions are entitled to counting of their service treating them to have been appointed together with all the other candidates from the same selection process, maintaining their inter se seniority for counting of service for pensionary purposes and all other incidental benefits including for counting experience for appearing at the limited departmental competitive examination.
30. Claim of the petitioners from Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 for back wages is dismissed.
( PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.)
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