1 WP 5866.09.sxw srk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5866 OF 2009 Shri Gurudatta Manmohan Pawakar ... Petitioner Vs Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. & Anr. ... Respondents Mr. V.V. Pai for the petitioner. Ms. Kiran Bhasalia for Respondents. Mr. Shetty, Assistant. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 26TH AUGUST, 2009. P.C.: 1 Heard. 2 The petitioner is a project affected person and his or his family lands have been acquired for the Konkan Railway-Respondent No.1. The post of Commercial Assistant and Passenger Assistant is notified. The petitioner has applied for the said posts. The petitioner does not possess the educational qualifications required for the said post. Therefore, on account of the educational qualifications the project affected person cannot claim the said post. Therefore, there is no 2 WP 5866.09.sxw merit in the Writ Petition. However, since the petitioner is a project affected person and since the respondents have given an assurance while acquiring the lands that they would be considered for appointments in the category of project affected persons. The learned counsel for the respondents on receiving instructions from the Assistant Personnel Officer Mr. Shetty who is present in the Court states that whenever the post with Konkan Railway is available the petitioner would be considered as per his qualifications and priority as a project affected person. Statement is accepted. 2 In view of the statement the Writ Petition to stand disposed of. (R.M. SAVANT, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)