AJAY SHANKAR RATHOD vs ZILLA PARISHAD SATARA AND ORS

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901-wp-2445-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2445 OF 2025 Ajay Shankar Rathod Digitally signed by NIKITA NIKITA KAILAS KAILAS DARADE DARADE Date: 2025.02.28 11:22:32 +0530 Occ. Student, Age: 21 years R/o Dindala Post: Sukji Jahagir Tal.: Umarkkhed Dist/: Yavatmal 44526 ….Petitioner versus 1. Zilla Parishad, Satara Near LIC Office Building Powai Naka, Satara 415001 2. The Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad, Satara Near LIC Office Building Powai Naka, Satara 415001 3. The Dy. Executive Officer Zilla Parishad, Satara Near LIC Office Building Powai Naka, Satara 415001 4. The Collector, Satara Near LIC Office Building Powai Naka, Satara 415001 Nikita 1 of 10 901-wp-2445-2025.odt 5. Institute of banking Personnel Selection IBPS House, 90 feet, D.P. Road, Thakur Complex, Off. Western Express Highway Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400101 ….Respondents Mr. Atharva Dandekar a/w Mr. Onkar Wable a/w Mr. Prasad Nagargoje a/w Mr. Hitendra V. Parab for the Petitioner. Mr. P. P. Kakade Add. G. P a/w Ms. P. N. Diwan, AGP for the State. Mr. Pankaj Deokar for the Respondent No.1 to 3. CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. DATE : 25th FEBRUARY, 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J) 1. A short issue is raised for our consideration, as under:- Whether a Candidate/Student can be said to have indulged in unfair examination practices or adopted unfair means in the examination, though there is no evidence of malpractice or allegation against him. 2. The facts emerging from this petition are quite interested. Only on the basis of the CCTV footage, which indicates Nikita 2 of 10 901-wp-2445-2025.odt that he did not use a rough sheet for calculation while answering the question paper, it is alleged that the Petitioner may ha