Writ Petition No. 11873 of 2021 · Bombaybench High Court
Case Details
2025:BHC-AUG:4599-DB WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAYBENCH AT AURANGABADWRIT PETITION NO. 11873 OF 20211. 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 MaliAge: 33 years, Occu.: Service, R/o 4707B, Patil Gadhi, Khai Area, Tal. Chopda, District Jalgaon.3. Meena Milind ChuneAge: 32 years, Occu.: Service,R/o Old City, Vakil Pura, Tal. Murtizapur, Dist. Akola.4. Niraj YambalAge: 30 years, Occu.: Service, At post Shiradshahapur Tq Aundha Nagnath Dist Hingoli 4317055. Dipak Madhukar KordeAge: 30 years, Occu.: Service, R/o Gadge nagar old city washim road Akola pin 444002.6. Rahul Devendra TakAge: 34 years, Occu.: Service, R/o At Post Shirajgaon Band, Tq. Chandur Bazar, Dist. Amravati.7. Viplav Sunilrao KhodeAge: 30 years, Occu.: Service, R/o c/o Prashant Nalse, 49, Vimal Nagar, Near Farsi Stop, Amravati.8.Shivpratap Ganpat JadhavarAge: 30 years, Occu.: ServiceR/o At post Police Colony, Main Road, Near Rest House, Ambajogai, Tq. Ambajogai, Dist. Beed.…PETITIONERSVERSUS1. 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.1/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt3. 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 ThubeAge:30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o.: O/o Mumbai GPO, SB Section, Pin 4000016.Dnyaneshwar Sanjay KinewadAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:. O/o Mumbai GPO, Pin 400001;7.Rahul Uttamrao WakleAge:34, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o. O/o Central Sorting Division, MumbaiPin 4000018.Umesh Narayan LondheAge:32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:. O/o Mumbai GPO, Philately Section, Pin 4000019.Saudagar Shrimant ChavanAge:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant R/o. O/o Mumbai GPO, Mumbai Pin 40000110.Ganesh Arun ShindeAge:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant, R/o. O/o Mumbai GPO, Mumbai Pin 40000111.Pradeep Hanmant RandiveAge:32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant R/o. O/o Colaba Sub Post Office, Pin 40000512. Devesh Narayanrao GawandeAge:35 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant R/o. O/o E Commerce Parcel Processing Centre, Parel Pin 40001213. Ganesh Shankar ChavhanAge:32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o. O/o Mahim Head Post Office, Mumbai 40001614.Shubhangi Uddhav ShelkeAge:31 years, Occu. Postal Assistant R/o. O/o Wadala Post Office, Mumbai 40003115.Najmeen Rafik ShaikhAge:30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o. O/o Bandra East Sub Post Office, Pin 40005116. Anil Balaji BadeAge: 34 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o: O/o SantaCruz West Sub Post Office, Pin 4000542/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt17.Ankush Mahadu DhanveAge:33 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant, R/o:- O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, Mumbai-400099.18.Santosh Gulabsing ValaviAge:31 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:. O/o Kalyan RMS at Thane, Near Civil Hospitalopp Thane Head post office Thane West 40060119. Mayur Dhananjay IngoleAge:34 years, Occu. Postal Assistant,R/o. O/o through, The Senior Superintendent Of Post Offices, Thane, Maharashtra 40060120.Mahadev Ramakant SirsatAge:29 years, Occu. Postal Assistant R/o. O/o Thane East Sub Post Office. Thane Mumbai Pin 40060321. Nitin Ramesh HireAge: 34 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o. O/o Wagle I.E Sub Post Office, Thane Pin 40060422.Deepak Dattatraya PoteAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Airoli Sub Post Office, Panvel Pin 40070823. Ganesh Bhimrao GawaiAge:30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Palghar Head Post office, Palghar Pin 40140424. Shivaji Bhanudas JagadaleAge:32 years, Occu. Office of Administration.R/o:. O/o Mangaon sub division, post office, Mangaon Pin 40210425.Bhumita Namdeo KhewaleAge:34 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o. O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting.Panaji Pin 40300126.Atul Baban GoreAge:32 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o. O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting.Panaji Pin 40300127.Annarao Shivaji MaliAge:36 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting.Panaji Pin 40300128.Hrushikesh Rajkumar VijaykarAge:33 years, Occu. Mail GuardR/o. O/o Through SRO RMS BM DN MARGAON,Pin 4036013/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt29. Rukhmini Rambhauji KamdiAge:33 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o. O/o Through HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune,Mail Office, Pune, Pin 41100130. Mayor Dilip HojageAge: 32 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o. O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service B Division, NSH/TSO Section GPO Building, Pune 41100131.Ravindra Muralidhar KengaleAge: 32 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune,NSH/TSO Section GPO Building, Pune 41100132. Mangesh Suresh TumramAge: 32 years, Occu. Sorting assistantR/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune,Mail Office, Pune, Pin 41100133. Rohit Sidharth KambleAge:32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant,R/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune,NSH/TSO Section GPO Building, Pune 41100134.Sachinkumar Nilkanth NandeshwarAge: 34 years. Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail Service, B Division Pune, Pin 41100135. Sachin Eknath PatekarAge:33 years. Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune, Pin 41100136.Abhilash Dadarao ManeAge:33 years, Occu. Mail GuardR/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune, Pin 41100137. Vivek Shivaji JamdhadeAge:35 years, Occu. Mail GuardR/o:- O/o Through HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune, Pin 41100138.Pramod Kishor AghameAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o. O/o Parvati Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41100939.Rajendra Rakhama BenkeAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o. O/o Hadpsar I.E. Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 4110134/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt40.Swapnil Eknath PawarAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN.R/o. O/o Chinchwad East Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41101941. Sarvajeet Samadhan DhandarAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMAN,R/o. O/o Chinchwad East Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41101942. Gopal Madhavrao PerkeAge:31 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o. O/o Aundh Camp Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41102743.Anil Vithalrao WadkarAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMAN, R/o. O/o Hadapsar Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41102844.Nitesh Arun ShimpiAge:31 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o. O/o Chinchwadgaon Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41103345. Sudhir Deorao BhongadeAge:37 years, Occu, POSTMANR/o. O/o Kasarwadi Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41103446.Ulhas Mahadeorao ParaleAge:35 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o. O/o Ex Servicemen Colony Sub Post Office, LIC Colony, Maji Sainik Vasahat, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 41103847.Harshal Sudhakar TakAge:35 years, Occu. POSTMAN,R/o. O/o Ex Servicemen Colony Sub Post Office, LIC Colony, Maji Sainik Vasahat, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 41103848.Manoj Rangnath PisalAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o Ex Servicemen Colony Sub Post Office, LIC Colony. Maji Sainik Vasahat, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra 41103849.Narendra Damodhar ShindeAge:32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant R/o Kondhawa Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 41104850.Rajendra Dajiram GalaveAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o Khanapur Sub Post Office, Sangli Pin 41150351. Nitin Siddheshwar SawaleAge: 32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o Khandala Bavada Sub Post Office, Satara Pin 4128035/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt52. Gopal Bhagwan ChavanAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal Assistant R/o Wai Sub Post Office, Satara Pin 41280353.Yogesh Baban GodmaleAge:31 years, Occu. POSTMAN R/o Wai Sub Post office.Satara Pin 41280354. Ganesh Shankar TaydeAge:33 years, Occu. MailguardR/o:- Through Sub Record Office Solapur RMS, Solapur Pin 41300155.Ramesh Gurunath MulageAge:36 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Solapur Head Post Office, Solapur Pin 41300156.Nagnath Ramesh KumbharAge:38 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Solapur MIDC Sub Post Office, Solapur Pin 41300657. Punam Fanidhar ChaukeAge: 32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Baramati Head Post Office, Baramati Pin 41310258. Dipali Nimba GosaviAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Baramati Head Post Office, Baramati Pin 41310259. Vaibhav Suresh AtoleAge:31 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Post Office Passport Seva Kendra, Amrai, Baramati, Pin 41310260. Ganesh Ramdas BhiseAge: 34 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Indapur Sub Post Office, Baramati Pin 41310661. Ranjit Ambadas ShendeAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Pandharpur Head Post Office, Pandharpur Pin 41330462. Ganesh Babanrao KeskarAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 41400163. Sachin Sakharam DevkateAge: 34 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 4140016/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt64. Yogita Ramdas WaghmodeAge: 30 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 41400165.Kishor Ramesh PawarAge:32 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office, Rail Mail Service, Near Head Post Office, Ahmednagar, Pin 41400166. Kailas Balasaheb WadkarAge:32 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office, Rail Mail Service, Near Head Post Office, Ahmednagar, Pin 41400167.Babasaheb Sandipan ShitoleAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Ahmednagar Head Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 41400168. Mangesh Janardhan WankhadeAge:31 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Savedi Road Sub Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 41400369. Ambadas Dhanaji SudrikAge:43 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Ahmednagar R.S Sub Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 41400570. Somnath Balasaheb GhodakeAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Ahmednagar R.S Sub Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 41400571. Bhivisen Maruti KharatAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Karjat Sub Post Office, Ahmednagar Pin 41440272. Dattatraya Waman KharwadeAge: 32 years, Occu. Mail GuardR/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office Rail MailService BM DN Satara, Satara Pin 41500373.Swapnil Anil SawantAge:32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Karad Head Post Office,Karad Pin 41511074.Gajanan Gangadhar AnapalwarAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Phaltan Sub Post Office, Satara Pin 4155237/40
Legal Reasoning
WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt8.Ms. Talekar, the learned advocate for the petitioners would submitthat there was no fault on the part of the petitioners for their delayedappointments. It is pursuant to some malpractices that the selection processwas cancelled. This Court had quashed and set aside the cancellation andhad directed individual cases to be examined and had given directions forthe appointments of the untainted candidates like the petitioners.Accordingly, the exercise was undertaken. Appointment orders were issuedand as directed by this Court even 50% of the arrears were paid. Shewould, therefore, submit that since the petitioners were not at fault indelaying the appointments, they cannot be deprived of deriving the benefitof claiming a deemed date of appointment from the date the select list wasprepared or first appointment was made. If that is considered to be the dateof their appointment for the limited purpose of counting of service, thepetitioners would be eligible, as they would be completing the requisiteminimum service to make them eligible to appear at the limiteddepartmental examination. She would submit that though it is only such ofthe petitioners/candidates, who were already appointed but wereterminated, were entitled to claim 50% of back wages on their reinstatementas 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, nodistinction could have been made on the ground that some of the petitionerswere still to be appointed. 9.Ms. Talekar would submit that it is trite law that the seniority of thecandidates inter se from the same selection process has to be maintainedeven if some of the candidates are appointed at a later point of time. Shewould refer to the decisions in the matters of (1) C. Jayachandran Vs. Stateof Kerala and others; (2020) 5 Supreme Court Cases, 230,(2) BalwantSingh Narwal and others Vs. State of Haryana and others; (2008) 7 SCC728, (3) Pilla Sitaram Patrudu and others Vs. Union of India and others;30/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt(1996) 8 SCC 637. She also relied upon judgments of Gujarat and PatnaHigh Courts in Dipakbhai Pralhadbhai Chaudhary Vs. State of Gujarat andtwo others (in R/Special Civil Application No. 15434/2017) decided on26.03.2019 and Ganpati Singh Vs. The State of Bihar and others (in CivilWrit Jurisdiction Case No. 663/2010) respectively.10.Mr. Katneshwarkar, learned Senior Advocate holding for thepetitioners from Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 made the submissions onsimilar lines as were addressed by Ms. Talekar.11.It is necessary to note at this juncture that unlike the petitioners fromWrit Petition No. 11873/2021, additionally, the petitioners in Writ PetitionNo. 13255/2021 have further prayed for grant of 50% of back wages, as wasgranted 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 alreadyappointed but were terminated and were directed to be reinstated withintwo months with 50% of back wages. None of the other petitioners fromthat group was granted 50% of back wages while granting them the relief ofbeing appointed after scrutiny of their involvement in the malpractices,which was the genesis for respondent nos. 2 to 4 to cancel the entirerecruitment process.12.Mr. Katneshwarkar, additionally, relied upon the decision in the matterof Government of NCT of Delhi and others Vs. Sh. Rakesh Beniwal andothers (Writ Petition (C) 7423/2013) decided on 04.08.2014, wherein insimilar set of facts, setting aside the decision to cancel the selection process,wherein the original applicants before the Administrative Tribunal weregiven appointments after seven years, were held entitled to not only theappointments relating back to the date of appointment of other candidates31/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtwho were junior to them but were also held entitled to and directed to bepaid 50% of the back wages.13.Respondent nos. 2 to 4 have filed separate affidavits in both thesepetitions but are same in verbatim. In consonance with the stand beingtaken in these replies, learned advocate Mr. Deve for respondents submittedthat indeed the recruitment process was undertaken for the vacancies asmentioned in these petitions. The process was outsourced to a private entityM/s. Manipal Technology Limited. For Postman/Mail guard (PM/MG), theexamination was conducted on 29.03.2015 and for MTS it was conductedon 03.05.2015. The outsourcing agency handed over the results to therespondents on 21.03.2016. Pre-appointment formalities were completed bythe respective divisions/units across the country. 1680 PM, 21 MG and 733as MTS were selected. After reports, as indicated in the affidavit in reply, itwas found that due to several mistakes and discrepancies committed by theoutsourced agency, the decision was taken to cancel the entire recruitmentprocess on 25.11.2016. The candidates who were appointed provisionallywere terminated by resorting to Rule 5 of CCS (Temporary Service) Rules.Several candidates had approached the High Court and the CentralAdministrative Tribunal. As is mentioned in the matter of Prakash BhagajiWani (supra) the High Court set aside the decision to cancel the entireselection process and issued directions. Pursuant to such directions anexercise was undertaken, segregating the tainted candidates involved indifferent kind of misdeeds. Only 342 candidates who were terminated werereinstated with 50% back wages. He would also refer to part of the affidavitin reply expressly mentioning that after reinstatement these 342 candidateswere extended consequential benefits of counting of qualifying service forincrements, seniority, and the departmental examination, MACP, retiralbenefits. However, rest of the untainted candidates were appointed after theexercise was undertaken. There was no question of their reinstatement andcannot be granted any benefit of counting of service for any purpose. 32/40
Arguments
WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt75.Tulshiram Maruti KambleAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Phaltan Sub Post Office, Satara Pin 41552376.Mohan Chandrakant JoshiAge:31 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Kolhapur Head Post Office, Kolhapur Pin 41601277.Shaktikumar Gajanan MadaviAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Ichalkaranji Head Post Office, Kolhapur Pin 41611578. Sachin Arvind KambleAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Tasgaon Sub Post Office, Miraj Pin 41631279.Namdev Vishwanath DamleAge: 33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Kavathe Mahankal Sub Post Office,Miraj 41640580.Mahesh Maruti KapaseAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Miraj Head Post Offcie, Miraj Pin 41641081. Ram Sidram KendreAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- W College Sub Post Office, Sangali Pin 41641582. Nitin Vasudeo GardeAge:31 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Murbad Sub Post Office, Kalyan Pin 42140183.Kailash Jagannath GaikwadAge:34 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Sangamner Sub Post Office, Shrirampur Pin 42260584. Amol Gorakshanth MarbhalAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Sangamner Sub Post Office, Shrirampur Pin 42260585. Krushna Sudamrao KadamAge: 30 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail Mail Service, Manmad Pin 42310486. Sandeep Babasaheb RaktateAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Yeola Sub Post Office Yeola, Malegaon Pin 4234018/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt87. Nilesh Subhash ChaureAge:31 years. Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The Sub Record Office,Rail Mail Service F division, Near Railway Sation, Dhule Pin 42400188.Vaishali Komalsing KachhavaAge: 32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Dhule Head Post Office, Dhule Pin 42400189.Hirkana Asaram KumareAge: 31 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Jalgaon Head Post Office, Jalgaon Pin 42500190.Mangesh Madhukar ShiralAge:28 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division.Bhusawal. In front of Govt. Rest house. Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 42520191. Rameshwar Tukaram MoreyAge:31 years. Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division, Bhusawal, In front of Govt Rest house Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 42520192. Arjunsingh Rajendrasingh ThakurAge:33 years. Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Bhusawal Head Post Office, Bhusawal Pin 42520193.Gajanan Vishnu GadekarAge: 30 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division, Bhusawal, In front of Govt Rest house Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 42520194.Shrikrushna Dnyaneshwar SuradkarAge: 32 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:-O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division, Bhusawal, In front of Govt Rest house Yawal Road, Bhusawal,42520195. Sonali Damodhar GaidhaneAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 43100196. Muktaji Shankarrao YelutwadAge: 32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 43100197.Sandeep Ashok BadakAge:32 years, Occu. Postman9/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 43100198. Kamalsing Kesarsing JonwalAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 43100199.Shitalkumar Achutrao KacholeAge:34 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431001100.Subhash Bapu ShindeAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Head Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431001101. Amol Dagadu GhuleAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Cantonment Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431002102. Rahul Subhash SalveAge: 34 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Aurangabad Cantonment Sub Post Office. Aurangabad Pin 431002103. Karnkumar Pralhad ChaudhariAge:31 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o CIDCO Colony Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431003104. Sainath Harishchandra BandewarAge:31 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- 0/0 CIDCO Colony Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431003105. Pranjali Dagadoba GhatulAge: 30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o CIDCO Colony Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431003106. Bharat Uttam ChavanAge:38 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o kranti Chowk Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431005107. Megha Dnyaneshwar DholeAge: 30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431005108. Anand Omprakash BohateAge:31 years. Occu. POSTMAN10/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtR/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431005109. Vidyasagar Prabhakar DolasAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office. Aurangabad Pin 431005110. Babasaheb Ashok AbhangAge:31 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Kranti Chowk Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431005111. Satish Dnyaneshwarrao KhandekarAge: 32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Chikalthana Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431007112. Shivdas Shesherao BhurkeAge: 33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Paithan Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431107113. Gajanan Shivaji JadhavAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Bajaj Nagar MIDC Waluj Sub Post Office, Aurangabad Pin 431136114. Santosh Khemaji KadamAge:29 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Jalna Head Post Office, Jalna 431203115. Pankaj Vitthalrao LonkarAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Jalna Head Post Office, Jalna 431203116. Vankat Ramdas KendreAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Jalna (RS) Railway Station Sub Post Office, Jalna Pin 431213117. Ganesh Ambadas ManeAge: 30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Parbhani Head Post Office, Parbhani Pin 431401118. Santosh Anandrao ManeAge: 33 years, Occu. PostmenR/o:- O/o Post Master, Head Post Office, Railway Station Road, Vazirabad, Nanded-431601119. Priya Mohanlal YadavAge:30 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001120. Abhinandan Moreshwar JunghareAge: 32 years, Occu. Sorting Assistant11/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001121. Anand Pandurangji MakodeAge: 34 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F Division Nagpur, NSH, Nagpur pin 440001122. Nikhil Dhanraj BagdeAge:32 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001123. Shrikant TaleAge: 34 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The HRO RMS F Division Nagpur, Nagpur pin 440001124. Pavan Diliprao WakodeAge:30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Postmaster General Nagpur Region, Nagpur Pin 440010125. Sachin Vishnu MankarAge: 30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Postmaster General Nagpur Region, Nagpur Pin 440010126.Sudarshan Gangadhar MeshramAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Khaperkheda Sub Post Office, Kamthi Pin 441102127. Rahul Keshav JadhaoAge: 32 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Saoner Sub Post Office, Nagpur Pin 441107128. Pravinsingh Bhavsingh RajputAge:34 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through Sub Record Office Gondia R.M.S Gondia Railway Station, Gondia Pin 441601129. Prashant Ukharda LokhandeAge:36 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through SRO Gondia R.M.S Gondia` Railway Station, Gondia Pin 441601130. Sham Ashok WankhadeAge: 34 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Head Post Office Wardha.Wardha Pin 442001131. Arati ShendeAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Head Post Office Wardha, Wardha Pin 44200112/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt132. Umesh Tukaram JadhaoAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Hindnagar Sub Post Office, Wardha Pin 442003133. Devendra Pundlikrao AmbulkarAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Arvi Sub Post Office, Wardha Pin 442201134. Sagar Shiodas MahoreAge:32 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Arvi Sub Post Office, Wardha Pin 442201135. Premkumar Sureshrao MankarAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Hinganghat Sub Post Office, Wardha Pin 442301136. Sachin Uttamrao HinglaspureAge:35 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Hinganghat Sub Post Office, Wardha Pin 442301137. Shridhar Ramchandra WakodeAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Pulgaon Sub Post Office, Wardha Pin 442302138. Roshan Yeshwant ChawareAge:33 years, Occu. POSTMANR/o:- O/o Pulgaon Sub Post Office, Wardha Pin 442302139. Ashish Janraoji FulmaliAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Chandrapur Head Post Office, Chandrapur Pin 442401140. Pawan Dadaji PalAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Chandrapur Head Post Office, Chandrapur Pin 442401141. Prashant Shankarrao LandgeAge:33 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o S.R.O(Rail mail Service) Chandrapur, Chandrapur Pin 442404142. Vikas Jivan ChukkalwarAge: 30 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o:- O/o Through The S.R.O Rail Mail Service.Chandrapur, Pin 44240413/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt143. Kailash Vishnu LatayeAge:33 years, Occu. Postal assistantR/o:- O/o Chimur Sub Post Office, Chandrapur Pin 442903144. Mahesh Madhukar ChavandAge:29 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443001145. Trupti Vitthalrao SonuneAge:29 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443001146. Manoj Madhukar JeughaleAge:31 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443001147. Madhukar Bhaskar ThengAge:31 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o:- O/o Buldhana Head Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443001148. Suraj Sangramsingh RajputAge:31 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443101149. Sachin Tulsiram KogeAge:35 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443101150. Sandeep R RajputAge:31 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443101151. Sachin Vishwanath SasankarAge:32 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Chikhli Sub post Office, Buldhana Pin 443201152.Pankaj Uttam HiwaleAge: 30 years, Occu. PostmanR/o:- O/o Deulgaon Raja Sub post Office, Buldhana Pin 443204153. Maheshkumar Gajanan ChandaneAge:34 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Mehkar Sub Post Office, Mehkar, tq Mehkar, Dist Buldhana Pin 44330114/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt154. Rushindrapal Kunjilal MaraskolheAge:30 years, Occu. Postal AssistantR/o: O/o Jalgaon Sub post office, Buldhana Pin 443402155. Shrikant Damodar GhugeAge:35 years, Occu. Mail Overseer (POSTMAN)R/o. O/o The SDI (P) Malkapur Sub Division. Headquarter. at Nandura, Buldhana -443404156. Amol Haridas IsalAge: 30 years. Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Akola Head Post Office, Akola Maharashtra Pin 444001157. Ashish Janraoji WaghamareAge: 30 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Sangrampur Sub Post Office, Tq Sangrampur Dist Buldhana Pin 444202158. Pradip Mayaram DhirbassiAge: 31 years, Occu. Postman,R/o. O/o Khamgaon Head Post Office, Buldhana Pin 444303159. Yashvant Damodharji BarekarAge:29 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Khamgaon Head Post Office, Buldhana Pin 444303160. Vishal S PofaleAge:32 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Khamgaon Head Post Office,Buldhana Pin 444303161. Anirudha Shrikrushna ChawareAge:33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Badnera Sub Post Office Badnera, Dist Amravti 444701162. Rakesh Arvind SevekarAge:33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, Pin 445001 Arani Road, Yawatmal, Pin 445002163. Nilesh Pralahdrao DongareAge:33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, Pin 445001 Arani Road Yawatmal. Pin 445002164. Prashant Kailesh TirpudeAge:33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office.pin 445001 Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 44500215/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt165. Rameshwar Wasudeo BagalkarAge:33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office.pin 445001 Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002166. Ankush Ambadas RautAge:33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,pin 445001Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002167. Amol Subhashrao MaskeAge: 33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,pin 445001Arani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002168. Sachin Mahadevrao KitakeAge:37 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Zillla Parishad (TSO) Sub Post OfficeArani Road yawatmal, Pin 445002169. Rahul Sahebrao KedareAge:33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, pin 445001 Arani Road Yawatmal, Pin 445002170. Rahul Babanrao HasteAge: 33 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office,pin 445001Arani Road Yawatmal, Pin 445002171. Vishal Bhimrao GajlekarAge: 34 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Darwha Sub Post Office, TQ Darwa, Yawatmal Pin 445202172. Vijaykumar Ramesh SidamAge:34 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Pusad Sub Post Office, Dist Yawatmal Pin 445204173. Pratik Prakash BaramkarAge: 34 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Umarkhed Sub Post Office, Yawatmal Pin 445206174. Chetan Ashokrao RajgureAge: 30 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Pandharkawada sub Post Office,Yawatmal Pin 445302175. Manohar Sidram ArenavaruAge:32 years, Occu. PostmanR/o. O/o Solapur Mkt. Sub Post OfficePin 41300216/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt176.Parshuram Hanumant WaghamodeAge:35 years, Occu. Sorting AssistantR/o. O/o Through The SRO, RMS (Rail mail Service), Near Head Post Office, Ahmednagar, Pin 414001177. Ankush Pandhari PatoleAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o CPMG Maharashtra Postal Circle, Mumbai Pin 400001178. Purujit Devidas SurwadeAge: 34 Years, Occu: Mail guardAdd. O/o CST TMO be side of saint George hospital, Mumbai 400001179. Mamata Gangaramji KaleAge: 28 Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. O/o GPO, CSMT Area, Fort, Mumbai Pin 400001180. Purushottam Devidas MahajanAge: 30 Years, Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. O/o Mumbai GPO, Nodel Delivery Section, Ground floor, Mumbai 400001181. Shital Balasaheb TamhaneAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o CRC Branch Center Sorting Division, Mumbai Pin 400001182. Punam Ramdas NalatAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o CPSO,Mumbai Sorting Division, GPO Mumbai, 400001183. Ratan Amarrao NimbalkarAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o CRC Branch Center Sorting Division, Mumbai Pin 400001184. Amit Ramaji ShendeAge: 31 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add. O/o Foreign Post Ballard Estate, Fort Mumbai Pin 400001185. Amol Ravikumar WanareAge: 34 Years, Occu: postal assistant Add.O/o Kalbadevi Head Post Office, Mumbai pin 400002186. Shantanu Ashokrao TolmareAge: 30 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, APSO Inland, AMSD Mumbai-400099187. Sarang Gajanan BhawsarAge: 25 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, APSO Inland, AMSD Mumbai-40009917/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt188. Nikhil Sureshrao AmbalkarAge: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o HRO, Air Mail Sorting Division, Mumbai-400099189. Tushar Shriram GawandeAge: 34 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Air Mail Sorting Division, APSO Inland, AMSD Mumbai-400099190. Minal Suresh DharmeAge: 31 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Head Record Office, Airmail Sorting Division Vileparle east Mumbai 400099191. Prashant Bhagwat MurkuteAge: 34 Years, Occu: sorting assistant Add. O/o RMS, Panajim Sorting. Panaji Pin 403001192. Shriram Subhash KedareAge: 34 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Madgaon RMS, Madgaon Madgaon Pin 403601193. Archana Samadhan UmakAge: 28 Years, Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. O/o Kharghar Sub Post Office, Mumbai Pin 410210194. Seema Dnyandev BharmalAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The HRO Rail Mail Service B Division Pune, Pin 411001195. Swati Kisanrao PatwardhanAge: 35 Years, Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. O/o Pune GPO, Pune Pin 411001196. Amol Annasaheb ShindeAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The HRO Rail Mail ServiceB Division Pune, Pin 411001197. Santosh Sahebrao ShindeAge: 32 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The HRO Rail Mail Service B Division Pune, Pin 411001198. Vishal Balasaheb DholeAge: 31 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The HRO Rail Mail Service B Division Pune, Pin 411001199. Dipali Narendra AmbulkarAge: 30 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Pune City Head Post Office, Pune Pin 41100218/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt200. Ashish Ambadas NinghotAge: 30 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o NIBM Sub Post Office, Pune Pin 411048201. Dadasaheb Dagadu PathadeAge: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The SRO, Rail Mail Service B Division Pune, Solapur. Pin 413001202. Gunvant Abasaheb RitapureAge: 34 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The SRO, Rail Mail Service B Division Pune, Solapur. Pin 413001203. Harshal Prabhakarrao PardhiAge: 30 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Solapur Mkt. Sub Post Office, Solapur Pin 413002204. Amol Mahadev ChoureAge: 33 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add. O/o Baramati Head Post Office, Baramati Pin 413102205. Bibhishan Vasantrao LateAge: 39 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Osmanabad Head Post Office, Osmanabad Pin 413501206. Amol Ashokrao RautraoAge: 34 Years, Occu: Mail GuardAdd. O/o SRO, RMS B Division, Latur.Pin 413512207. Jyoti Shivaji MurkuteAge: 30 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Latur Head Post Office, Latur Pin 413512208. Harish Sarjerao SuryawanshiAge: 35 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office, Rail mail Service, Near Head Post Office, Ahmednagar, Pin 414001209. Asaram Shesherao ChaureAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office, Rail mail Service, Near Head Post Office, Ahmednagar, Pin 414001210. Varsha Vilas GhanavatAge: 32 Years, Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. Through O/o The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Satara. Pin 41500119/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt211. Sonali Shivaji MurkuteAge: 31 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Parali Sub Post Office, Satara Pin 415013212. Mandakini Dharmraj KaradAge: 33 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add. O/o Ratnagiri Head Post Office, Ratnagiri Pin 415612213. Babasaheb Bhausaheb ButteAge: 32 Years, Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. O/o Nashik PSD, Indraprastha Colony, Upnagar, Nashik422006214. Jamilkhan Rashidkhan KhatikAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail Mail Service Nashik, Railway Station Nashik Pin 422101215. Pravin Kisan RahaneAge: 32 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail Mail Service Nashik, Railway Station Nashik Pin 422101216. Anil Machhindra ThakareAge: 30 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail Mail Service Nashik, Railway Station Nashik Pin 422101217. Kuldipak Anil PatilAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail Mail Service, Manmad Pin 423104218. Pritesh Namdeorao PatilAge: 31 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail Mail Service, Near Railway Sation, Dhule Pin 424001219. Pravin Shrikrushna PatilAge: 34 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division, Bhusawal, In front of Govt. Rest house Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201220. Sanjay Madhav BadooreAge: 34 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The HRO RMS L Division, Bhusawal, In front of Govt. Rest house 20/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtYawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201221. Rohit Ramdas IngaleAge: 30 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o O/o Through The HRO RMSL Division, Bhusawal, In front of Govt. Rest house Yawal Road, Bhusawal, 425201222. Azaroddin A Latif KaziAge: 31 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Shivajinagar Sub Post Office, Nanded Pin 431602223. Pooja Ashok TiwariAge: 31 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001224. Minal Dnyaneshwar DharamsareAge: 30 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001225. Ashish Kishor WarhekarAge: 32 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001226. Amit Dilip KhedkarAge: 36 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001227. Pratik Premanand SonarAge: 29 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001228. Ravindra Shamrao KutheAge: 33 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001229. Vikas Ganesh WadhankarAge: 32 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001230. Mayur Kishor AsareAge: 30 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001231. Yogendra Dinesh DipaleAge: 36 Years. Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 44000121/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt232. Rahul Bandu KhandareAge: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001233. Prashant Krushna GedamAge: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001234. Shrikant Shriram ShinganjudeAge: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking StaffAdd. O Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001235. Vaibhav Shankarrao DeshmukhAge: 34 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add. Office Of The Director of Account Postal, Maharashtra Circle, Nagpur Pin 440001236. Swapnil Vinodrao ThakareAge: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001237. Amol Ramkrishana AmbulkarAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001238. Dipali Samadhan UmakAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001239. Basawraj Shivaji KokaneAge: 32 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001240. Jivan Ramchandra GunjarkarAge: 32 Years, Occu. MailguardAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001241.Dipali Shankarrao Gulhane/ShirbhateAge: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001242. Bhumika Ramdas PanghateAge: 34 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001243. Sachin Sukhdeo TichkuleAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTS22/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001244. Geeteshree Vikas KarambheAge: 31 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001245. Ankit Subhashrao BhondeAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001246. Prashant Bhimrao TalmaleAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001247. Lalit Sahebrao MohodAge: 33 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001248. Nilesh Rambhau KawadkarAge: 33 Years, Occu; MTSAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001249. Swati Ramesh BhoyarAge: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office NSH Section, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001250. Kushal Ashokrao GawandeAge: 34 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001251. Amol Wasudeorao GabhaneAge: 34 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001252. Sneha Ramesh PuriAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, NSH Section RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001253. Sandip Dnyanba ShelkeAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division. Nagpur pin 440001254. Maroti Vitthal NarwateAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 44000123/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt255. Dipali Pundlikrao BhatkulkarAge: 31 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The Head Record Office, RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001256. Sagar Bhaurao PatileAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Head Record Office. RMS F Division, Nagpur pin 440001257. Shubham Gajananrao DeshmukhAge: 30 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Gokulpeth Sub Post Office, Nagpur Pin 440010258. Pratibha Prakash AnbhoreAge: 29 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add. O/o Wadi Sub Post Office, Nagpur Moffusil, Nagpur Pin 440023259. Pratibha Bapurao SontakkeAge: 27 Years, Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. O/o Kamathi Head Post Office, Kamthi, Nagpur Pin 441001260. Amol Sudhakar ShelakeAge: 31 Years, Occu: Postal AssistantAdd. O/o Katol Sub Post Office, Nagpur Pin 441302261. Amit Yadaorao DehalikarAge: 32 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add. O/o Kalmeshwar sub post office, Nagpur pin 441501262. Bhushan Ganraj DonadkarAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Gondia R.M.S Gondia Railway Station Pin 441601263. Atul Moreshwar BhendarkarAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Gondia R.M.S Gondia Railway Station Pin 441601264. Praffulkumar Likhiram RautAge: 35 Years, Occu: MTS,Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Gondia R.M.S Gondia Railway Station Pin 441601265. Kavita Narhari BodakheAge: 33 Years, Occu: Sorting AssistantAdd. O/o Through The Sub Record Office, Rail Mail Service, Near Head Post Office Wardha Pin 442001266. Vikas Shrikrushna BhurseAge: 31 Years, Occu: postal assistant24/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtAdd. O/o Chandrapur Head Post Office, Chandrapur pin 442401267. Pramod Madhukar VairagadeAge: 32 Years, Occu: Sorting Assistant Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail mail Service. Chandrapur, Pin 442404268. Pankaj Waman DhoteAge: 31 Years, Occu: Postal Assistant Add. O/o Bhadrawati Sub Post Office, Chandrapur Pin 442902269. Soniya Dilipsingh HushareAge: 36 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add. O/o Malkapur Sub Post Office, Buldhana Pin 443101270. Hemant Subhashrao KhekaleAge: 28 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking Staff Add. R/o At.Post-Rahatgaon Tal.& Dist-Amravati-444602271. Vikas Harichandra ParanjapeAge: 34 Years, Occu: Mailgurd Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office, Rail Mail Service Amravati, Pin 444602272. Abhijit Pundlikrao JewadeAge: 32 Years, Occu: MTS Add. O/o Through The Sub Record Office Rail Mail Service Sorting Office, Yeotmal, Pin 445001273. Sudhir Mishrilal GatheAge: 31 Years, Occu: Multi Tasking staff Add. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, Yavatmal pin 445001.274. Piyush Ashok IngleAge: 33 Years, Occu: Postman Add. O/o Yavatmal Head Post Office, Arani Road Yawatmal, Pin 445002275. Prasad Subhashrao NimbalkarAge: 34 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Ner Parsopant Sub Post Office, Yavatmal pin 445102276.Tushar Himmatrao TayadeAge: 28 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Darwha Sub Post Office, TQ Darwa, Yavatmal Pin 44520225/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt277. Rani Babanrao KurhadkarAge: 32 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o Umarkhed Sub Post Office, Yavatmal Pin 445206278. Dipak Bapurao GudeAge: 34 Years, Occu: MTSAdd. O/o CPMG, Maharashtra Circle, GPO BLDG, Mumbai Pin 400001.…Respondents…WITHWRIT PETITION NO. 13255 OF 20211. Gulab S/o Gangadhar Pandhare,Age- 30 Years, Occu- Service, R/o- Kothala, Post-Salegaon, Tal-Naygaon, Dist- Nanded2. 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.26/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt10. 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.… PETITIONERSVERSUS1. 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/by27/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtTalekar and AssociatesAdvocate for Petitioners in W.P. No. 13255/2021: Mr. P.R. Katneshwarkar,Senior Advocate i/by Mr. Rahil S. KaziAdvocate for Respondent nos 1 to 4 in both writ petitions : Mr. S.S. DeveCORAM: MANGESH S. PATIL & PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR , JJ.RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED ON :: 28.01.2025 17.02.2025JUDGMENT : (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 wereappointed at different times can claim the seniority according to the selectlist 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 1701posts of postman-mail guard (PM-MG) and 730 posts of multi tasking staff(MTS). Along with several aspirants, the petitioners also appeared at theexamination and selection lists were prepared. The petitioners were givenappointment after document verification and medical examination.3.On 25.11.2016, the respondents cancelled the entire selection processon some complaints. Some candidates filed Writ Petition No. 12117/2016(Prakash Bhagaji Wani and others Vs. Union of India and others) andconnected matters. By the judgment and order dated 03.05.2019 thedecision dated 25.11.2016 of cancellation of the entire process was struckdown. Directions were issued to verify involvement of individual petitionersin the matter of alleged suspicious circumstances, irregularities ormalpractices, as was discussed in the judgment. Those who were alreadyappointed, were directed to be reinstated and were entitled to have 50% of28/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtback wages and those who were still to be appointed were directed to beconsidered and were subsequently appointed. 4.The decision in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra) waschallenged before the Supreme Court but the Special Leave Petition wasdismissed.5.Simultaneously, few other candidates put up a similar challenge to thedecision regarding cancellation of process by filing Original Applicationsbefore the Central Administrative Tribunal in Original Application No.805/2016 and connected matters. The tribunal disposed of the originalapplications in terms of the order passed in the matter of Prakash BhagajiWani (supra).6.Respondent nos. 2 to 4 conducted enquiries into the eligibility ofcandidates and segregated those, who were not found to have indulged inany malpractice etc. Accordingly, in all 341 candidates were givenappointments with 50% back wages, on 27.1.2019, including thepetitioners. Even thereafter from time to time few more appointments weregiven between 10.02.2021 and 25.02.2021.7.Subsequently, respondent nos. 2 to 4 published an advertisement forlimited departmental competitive examination (LDC) for recruitment to thecadre of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants in postal divisions and units(including postal store depot) RMS and MNS for departmental quota ofvacancy for the year 2021, on 13.09.2021. By moving an application on04.10.2021, the petitioners sought permission to participate in thedepartmental examination. However, by the impugned communicationdated 08.10.2021 the request for regularization with effect from 2016 wasturned down and even they were refused permission to participate. A list ofeligible candidates, who could appear for the limited departmentalexamination was published on 20.10.2021. Finding that their names werenot appearing in the list, the petitions have been filed.29/40
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WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt14.However, Mr. Deve would raise a preliminary objection to thepetitioners invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of theConstitution of India without exhausting the efficacious alternate remedy ofapproaching the Central Administrative Tribunal and prayed that for thisreason alone, the petitions be dismissed.15.As regards the merits of the petitioners’ claim, Mr. Deve would submitthat in order to enable PM/MG for the promotion to the post of PostalAssistants/Sorting Assistants in postal divisions/units etc., the eligibilitycriteria provided for in the recruitment rules notified in GSR 411 (E) dated21.05.2015 and circulated to all the divisions is, an experience of three yearsin the regular service of PM and MG and regular service of five years ofMTS. The petitioners were appointed only in the year 2021 and were noteligible for appearing at the limited departmental competitive examinationof 2021 and no fault can be found in holding the petitioners as ineligible. Hewould thus pray to dismiss the petitions.16.We have considered the rival submissions and perused the papers. Wehave also carefully gone through the decisions cited at the bar. As can begathered, there has not been a material dispute as regards the facts areconcerned.17.A common recruitment process for the posts notified was conducted.Some of the candidates were even appointed but they were terminated onthe premise that a vigilance enquiry was conducted and objectively thedecision was taken to cancel the entire recruitment process. Somecandidates, who were not appointed and couple of candidates who wereterminated had approached this Court in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani(supra). The writ petitions were disposed of with following directions:33/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt“1.All the Writ Petitions are allowed. The order ofcancellation of the entire examination is set aside to the extentof the petitioners herein.2.The respondents are directed to verify again, whetherthere are any suspicious circumstances and irregularities in caseof the petitioners herein and if no such suspiciouscircumstances, irregularities or malpractices are found asdiscussed in the judgment, the selection of the petitioners berestored and further process shall be completed within a periodof two months.3.As far as the petitioners in Writ Petition No. 9910 of2017 are concerned, the respondents shall verify their record aswell and if no suspicious circumstances or malpractices asdiscussed in the judgment are noted in their individual cases,their appointments shall be restored within a period of twomonths with 50% back wages.4.In the facts and circumstances, we do not want to takeany cognizance of the contempt. Hence, the Contempt PetitionNo. 663 of 2017 is dismissed.5.We anticipate the request for stay of this order. Sincewe are granting time of two months for verification and givingeffect to this order, no separate time is required to be given forobtaining stay order from the superior Court.6.Rule is made absolute in the above terms with noorder as to costs.7.Pending civil applications, if any, stand disposed of.”18.Admittedly, some of the candidates, who had approached the CentralAdministrative Tribunal, were also held to be entitled to have the samereliefs as per the decision of this Court in the matter of Prakash BhagajiWani (supra).34/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt19.There is also no dispute about the fact that according to therecruitment rules for promotion through limited departmental competitiveexamination, the eligibility criteria provides completion of three years’service in the grade of PM and MG and five years of MTS. Admittedly, thepetitioners were appointed in the year 2021 and have not completed therequisite experience in the grade. For this reason they have been preventedfrom appearing at the limited departmental competitive examination. Theirrequest for regularization of the service has also been turned down. This isthe genesis for these petitions.20.The issue has been addressed by the Supreme Court as well as theHigh Courts in variety of matters and the common thread that can be culleddown from catena of judgments cited at the bar is to the effect that all thecandidates from the same selection process appointed on different dateswould maintain their seniority in accordance with the select list, particularlywhen the delay in appointments is not attributable to the candidates.21.With respect, according to us, judgment of the division bench of Delhiand Haryana High Court in the matter of Government of NCT of Delhi Vs.Sh. Ramesh Benniwal (supra), authored by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (as hisLordship then was) meticulously culls down the principles by referring toseveral earlier decisions, some of which have been cited before us. Thefollowing observations encapsulates the whole gamut of the dispute inhand :“16. The appointment of the respondent/applicants took place 7years after the examination was conducted. Their juniors were naturallyeligible for promotion having completed the requisite qualifying period.However they-for no fault of their own-were retained in the same gradeas a consequence of their late appointment. The right of equality beforelaw spelt out by Article 14 of the Constitution of India dictates that allindividuals must be treated equally before law. If the respondents aredenied promotion on the ground that they are still serving theirprobation period as a consequence of their appointment in 2009, thesame cannot be said to be fair treatment of all the employees by the35/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtpetitioners. In the present case, the rule requiring fulfilment ofqualifying service is not an immutable condition, incapable of beingrelieved. The Office Memoranda quoted by the Tribunal, and extractsreproduced above, disclose that promotions can given to seniors whoseclaims are unjustly ignored, to start with. Therefore, this Court finds noinfirmity with the direction to grant promotion to the applicant/respondents. Point No (b).19. The Supreme Court has deliberated upon the said FR and itsimplications in circumstances where an employee was kept away fromworking 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 onbehalf of the authorities. The normal rule of 'no work no payis not applicable to cases such as the present one where theemployee although he is willing to work is kept (away) by theauthorities for no fault of his. This is not a case where theemployee remains away from work for his own reasonsalthough the work is offered to him. It is for this reason thatF.R. 17(1) will also be inapplicable to such cases."23. The respondents have spent a majority of the 12 yearswaiting on results and the procedure of being appointed toGrade II (DASS), and have been endlessly litigating the issue.Instead of pursuing their employment and working for alivelihood in earnest, the respondents who were at thethreshold of starting a new life are stuck in the middle stilllitigating for a promotion, when they have merely followedthe instruction of the petitioners. The GNCTD cannotdisregard the suffering endured by the respondents. A perusalof matters surrounding disputes against the petitioners haveunearthed a similar matter decided by this court in The ChiefSecretary & Ors. v. Kuldeep Singh & Anr. [W/P. (C) No. 8910of 2009 decided on 24.11.2011]. The stark delays in theprocessing of the application of the respondent by the samepetitioners in the present writ has been evidently highlightedtherein. This court held;"8. In this background, admittedly, the delay in offering theappointment to the respondent no. 1 rests squarely on thepetitioner’s organization and the respondent no. 1 hereincannot be faulted for the same. In fact the appointment letterwould not have been issued but for the fact that the36/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtrespondent no.1 approached the Principal Bench of theCentral Administrative Tribunal by way of a petition underSection 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 resultingin the pronouncement dated 2 nd April, 2009. 15. Given the facts and circumstances noticed above, interestsof justice merit that the respondent in any case would beentitled to the consequential financial benefits.17. The respondent no.1 has been given due seniority. It isaccordingly directed that the respondent no.1 would beentitled to increment from the same date w.e.f. 1st April,2009.In case the respondent no.1 is entitled to any other financialbenefits as a result of this increment, the petitioner shallcompute the same and effectuate the same as well."[emphasis added]26. The delay in appointment and the consequential denial of benefitsis the direct corollary of the inaction of the petitioners; consequently, theycannot take advantage of their own delays in declaring results and issuingappointment letters to deny promotion to the respondents. The SupremeCourt 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 promotionwithout any fault of his. High Court said that it might be sadstate of affairs that the name of the appellant was notconsidered for promotion till he retired. High Court may feelanguish but it gives no comfort to the appellant. At least forfuture such an unfortunate thing should not happen to anyother officer similarly situated. This malaise which abysmallyafflicts any service when there is recruitment from differentsources when there is recruitment from different sources cropsup in the one form or the other with great disadvantage ofone or the other. But then service is not constituted merely forthe benefit of the officers in the service but with a certainpurpose in view and in the present case for dispensing justiceto the public at large."[emphasis added]37/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odt27. The circumstances surrounding the present matter reflect acasual and indifferent attitude on part of the petitioners, which borderson being callous. The respondents have had to, in the interregnum, notonly 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 evenessential commodities have gone skyrocketing, not from year to year ormonth to month, but from day to day, the respondents have had tomanage his affairs with a far lower pay packet than they might have goton the promotional post.”It is to be noted that the state Government had approached theHigh Court being aggrieved by the decision of the Central AdministrativeTribunal.22.Though the facts are obviously peculiar and different, C.Jayachandran (supra) also lays down a similar principle and right of acandidate to seek deemed date of appointment. In view of such trite legalposition, there is no escape from the conclusion that since admittedly thedelay in petitioners’ appointments had occasioned without anythingattributable to them, it would be violative of Article 14 to deprive them thebenefit which has been derived by the candidates from the same recruitmentprocess.23.As a corollary, particularly when, admittedly, some candidates whowere already appointed but were terminated and were directed to bereinstated with 50% back wages, it would be anomalous to treat thepetitioners differently. It would be arbitrary as well.24.True it is that admittedly, the recruitment rules provide for eligibilitycriteria as mentioned herein above experience of 3/5 years of PM/MG andMTS respectively and the petitioners having been appointed after lapse of4-5 years of publication of the select list, only in the year 2021, they wouldnot be having the requisite experience. In our considered view, it would be38/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odta service attribute emanating from their right to seek employment from thedate they were selected. They cannot be put to any disadvantage for failureof the respondents in appointing them, may be for bona fide reasons, whentheir decision to cancel the selection process has been struck down by thisCourt in the matter of Prakash Bhagaji Wani (supra). Pertinently thatdecision was rendered on 03.05.2019, and unsuccessful attempt of therespondents in challenging that decision and further allowing couple ofyears from the direction of this High Court to be wasted before thepetitioners were appointed, is an additional reason for their delayedappointments. For the lapse on the part of the respondents, the petitionerscannot be made to suffer.25.True it is that the candidates from the same selection process, who areotherwise eligible to appear at limited departmental competitiveexamination having put in requisite number of service and are ready toappear at the examination are not before us. However, in our consideredview, merely declaring the petitioners to be entitled to have a deemed dateof appointment when the other candidates from the same recruitmentprocess were appointed, absence of those who have already been appointedand eligible to appear at the limited departmental competitive examinationcannot be said to be necessary parties. It is not a matter of estoppel. Torepeat, for no fault of petitioners, their appointments were delayed andtherefore they are entitled to a deemed date of appointment. It is onlyconsequentially that they would become eligible for counting of the servicefor all attributes of service including the eligibility criteria provided by therecruitment rules for appearing at the limited departmental competitiveexamination.26.At the same time, as has been mentioned herein above, the petitionersfrom Writ Petition No. 11873/2021 have not claimed any back wages butthe petitioners from Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 are claiming even the39/40 WP 11873 21 13255 21J.odtback wages. In our considered view, they are seeking to derive the benefitobtained by the petitioners from the group of petitions in the matter ofPrakash Bhagaji Wani (supra). However, they being the fence sitters, whocould have filed the writ petitions but had waited for the decision of thisCourt and still have been able to derive the benefit of getting theappointment, in our considered view, are not entitled to any back wages,albeit like all other petitioners they are entitled to have a deemed date ofpromotion from the date the juniors to them from the same select list wereappointed. As a corollary, commensurate with their such deemed date ofappointment, they would be entitled to counting of their service for thepurpose of calculating the experience provided for in the eligibility criteriaunder the recruitment rules for promotion through limited departmentalcompetitive 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 areentitled to counting of their service treating them to have been appointedtogether with all the other candidates from the same selection process,maintaining their inter se seniority for counting of service for pensionarypurposes and all other incidental benefits including for counting experiencefor appearing at the limited departmental competitive examination. 30.Claim of the petitioners from Writ Petition No. 13255/2021 for backwages is dismissed. ( PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.)mkd/-40/40