IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4605 OF 2005 Jayaprakash G. Kulkarni ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. ... Mr.S.J.Rairkar for the Petitioner. Mr.V.P.Malvankar, AGP for the State. .... CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : A.P.SHAH & A.P.SHAH & A.P.SHAH & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. 18th August, 2005. P.C. : Heard counsel for the parties. Perused the record including the order of the Tribunal. It appears that the Establishment Board considered seven officers including the Petitioner for the post of Professor - Mechanical Engineer. Out of seven candidates, Respondent Nos.3 to 6 were graded as ’A’ on an average after considering their C.Rs. for five years. In respect of the Petitioner, average grading is ’B’. The Petitioner has thus failed to make Grade A which is fixed as bench mark for promotion. The Petition is dismissed.