JAYASHREE TANAJI SALUNKHE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU THE SCHOOL EDU. AND SPORTS DEPT. AND ORS

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2025:BHC-AS:19778-DB 4.WP14632_2022.DOC Vidya Amin IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 14632 OF 2022 Jayashree Tanaji Salunkhe Occ. Student R/o. At Post Morochi, Tal. Malshiras District Solapur – 413109 … Petitioner Vs. 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the School Education and Sports Dept. 2. The Deputy Director, Sports & Youth Services, Pune Division Having office at Vibhagiya Krida Sankul Survey no. 191, Maharashtra Housing Board, Opp. Moze School, Yerwada, Pune-411006. 3. The Assistant Director, Sports & Youth Services, Pune Division Pune – 411 006. 4. The Commissioner, Sports & Youth Services, Pune Division, Pune – 411 006. 5. Maharashtra Public Service Commission, Maharashtra State Cooperage Telephone Exchange Building, M.K. Marg, Mumbai – 400 021. … Respondents _______ Mr. Bharat Gadhavi a/w. Mr. Vinayak Shelar, Mr. Sarvesh Deshpande i/b. Tejesh Dande & Associates for the petitioner. Mr. S. S. Bhende, AGP for the State. _______ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. DATED: 30 April, 2025 Judgment (Per G.S. Kulkarni, J.) 1. Rule, made returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service. By consent Page 1 of 9 30 April, 2025 4.WP14632_2022.DOC of the parties, heard finally. 2. The petitioner is before the Court being aggrieved by the impugned decision dated 3 October, 2022, rendered by respondent no. 2-Deputy Director, Sports & Youth Services, Pune Division cancelling an eligibility certificate dated 15 March, 2019 granted to the petitioner (being a meritorious sports person) whereby recognizing her to be eligible to avail the benefit of 5% reservation inter alia in the services of the State Government. The petitioner was granted such eligibility certificate as she achieved the runners-up trophy in the Inte