JUDGMENT :

Shailesh P. Brahme, J.

Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties taken up for final hearing at the admission stage.

2. The petitioner was an aspirant in the selection process undertaken by the respondents for the post of Sub Station Assistant. His name was not included in the select list. That is the cause of action for approaching this Court by way of present petition. He has prayed for declaration that his exclusion from the selection process be held to be bad in law and the directions be issued to the respondents to include his name in the select list from Other Backward Class (OBC) – Project Affected Persons category.

3. The petitioner has contended that he belongs to O.B.C. category, which is vertical reservation. He also claims to be eligible for the horizontal reservation from the Project Affected Persons Category (hereafter referred as to the ‘PAP’ for the sake of brevity and convenience). He has produced on record the certificate of nomination for PAP. He applied in the recruitment process of Sub Station Assistant from reservation for OBC as well as PAP category.

4. The petitioner acquired Apprenticeship Certificate Training from 15.07.2009