CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI BENCH, CAMP AT NAGPUR ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.2165/2020 Dated this Thursday the 08th day of January, 2026 Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Shri Krishna, Member (Administrative)

Hon’ble Shri Umesh Gajankush, Member (Judicial)

Pratik s/o Chandrashekhar Wasnik, Occu – Nil, aged 25 years, R/o. 15, Govt. Press, Jaitala Road, Nagpur – 440 036. Email-pratikwasnik@gmail.com Mobile – 8149796770. ..Applicant.

(By Advocate Shri I.A. Fidvi)

Versus

1. Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited, a Govt. of India Enterprise, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan, Highland Drive Road, Seminary Hills, Nagpur – 440 006 through its Managing Director, website www.mpcl.co.in

2. Nishant Shankar Besekar, aged Major, Assistant (Materials), r/o C/o- Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited, Mil A an lp h Ja a c n k s s o on DD346JRLDF a 00b oo iN ea g c f17 cx at 7: k eai 2c t s t daC s : 9 t 0 o Pi 9l oo2 = 23 n y1 n Dn0 6 I, : N9 s :2F 9SAI ci, 6 f g a = l 8e R p O . n m M 0 41h e e= 1 0 aa a dP t. e nh h d0 ed1 b se a e9 r7y o r r s a1 f8 o V M u sb n5 e t h : d i h0 lae r t a 9 s o rl7n,a4 i r : b o O ,c J o c n 7 3 S aI f 5 : D 6 + E c t 6 2 h3 0 .k R2 0 i8 5 s s 3 2 I0 ' o5A 34 d6 n 0 Ld . 4 o9 ' NfA c 91 6 0 u U l6e p5 m 14M h=08 a e 0B80 n n 8E32 s t 1Rb o581=a78 169 08a ea4 fcd0 1a5 8e7 458 8 b 48d c2930 6 fd f89 7f205 dd7 41c c 83f b 9d8 64b bf0a 1 b 51f 8d6 bc,4 , P, P Cohso Ntn =aelMC= ioladne = A Govt, of India Enterprise, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan, Highland Drive Road, Seminary Hills, Nagpur – 440 006. ..Respondents.

(By Advocate Shri M.D. Samel) Order reserved on : 16.10.2025 Order pronounced on : 08.01.2026 ORDER Per: Mr. Shri Krishna, Member (A)

The applicant has filed this O.A.

under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 to claim for the following reliefs:

“(a) Direct the respondents to issue appointment order to the applicant appointing the applicant on the post of Assistant (Materials) W4 in the M.E.C.L. Limited.

(b) Quash and set aside the appointment of respondent No.2 on the post of Assistant (Materials) W4 and instead declare the applicant to have been selected having obtained 74 mask in the written test. Consequently quash and set aside merit list, dated 28.12.2019 in so far as respondent No.2 at serial No.8 therein is concerned;

(c) Direct the respondent No.1 to issue appointment order to the applicant with retrospective effect from 13.01.2020 and grant him full salary and allowances in the interests of justice.

(d)Allow the present application with costs.

Mil A an lp h Ja a c n k s s o on DD346JRLDF a 00b oo iN ea g c f17 cx at 7: k eai 2c t s t daC s : 9 t 0 o Pi 9l oo2 = 23 n y1 n Dn0 6 I, : N9 s :2F 9SAI ci, 6 f g a = l 8e R p O . n m M 0 41h e e= 1 0 aa a dP t. e nh h d0 ed1 b se a e9 r7y o r r s a1 f8 o V M u sb n5 e t h : d i h0 lae r t a 9 s o rl7n,a4 i r : b o O ,c J o c n 7 3 S aI f 5 : D 6 + E c t 6 2 h3 0 .k R2 0 i8 5 s s 3 2 I0 ' o5A 34 d6 n 0 Ld . 4 o9 ' NfA c 91 6 0 u U l6e p5 m 14M h=08 a e 0B80 n n 8E32 s t 1Rb o581=a78 169 08a ea4 fcd0 1a5 8e7 458 8 b 48d c2930 6 fd f89 7f205 dd7 41c c 83f b 9d8 64b bf0a 1 b 51f 8d6 bc,4 , P, P Cohso Ntn =aelMC= ioladne = (e) Grant any other relief deemed fit in the circumstances of the case in favour of the applicant.”

2 . Brief facts of the case are that the respondent – MECL published an advertisement Annexure A-2 dated 13.08.2019 ( ) for recruitment of Non-Executive Post in MECL for

23 posts, break up of which was as under:-

i) 11 unreserved (

(ii) 05 for OBC (iii) 03 for SC (iv) 02 for ST; and (v) 02 EWS (vi) 05 posts were reserved for persons with disability but against which vertical reservation was not prescribed .

The Advertisement required graduate degree with Mathematics or B.Com and English typewriting @ 40 w.p.m. from a Government recognized institution. Apart from the above educational qualification, 3 years post qualification experience in handling engineering and departmental stores were required. The minimum age limit was prescribed as 30 year