1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.823 OF 2010 Sunil Tukaram Korde .. Petitioner Versus The Union of India and ors. .. Respondents Mr.S.S.Thombre, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.K.Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents 3 and 4 Mr.V.S.Panpatte, Advocate for respondents 5 Respondents 1 and 2 served CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 30th June 2010 PER COURT : 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner takes exception to the order of the respondents cancelling the selection of the petitioner to the post of Peon from the Sports Category on the ground that the events in which the petitioner had participated did not fulfill the requirement as is specified in Government Resolution dated 18th November 2006. 2. The Government Resolution dated 18th November 2006 clearly stated that participation should be – (A) Any event on State and National level organised by the authorised National/State Association affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association, the concerned candidate should have secured first, second or third place or should have secured Gold, Silver or 2 Bronze medal; (B) Any event conducted by the School Games Federation of India on State/National level and the candidate should have secured first, second, third place or should have secured Gold, Silver and Bronze medal. 3. The petitioner had submitted the certificates of having participated in “Cluster Games, Sports Meet and Exhibitions 2001-2002” organised by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Pune, held at Latur from 16th September to 18th September, 2001, from 15th October to 17th October 2001 at Tuljapur and from 16th September to 18th September 2002 at Latur. The aforesaid certificates were found wanting as not in accordance with the Government Resolution adverted to above and consequently, the selection of the petitioner came to be cancelled. 4. Mr.Thombre, learned Counsel for the petitioner has urged before us that Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti is affiliated to the School Games Federation of India and, therefore, any games organized by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti would be games organised by the School Games Federation of India and consequently, the certificates submitted by the petitioner in respect of participation of the events organised by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti were in compliance of the requirement of the Government Resolution adverted to above. The respondent No.4, in its affidavit-in-reply has clearly stated that merely because Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti was affiliated to the School Games Federation of India, 3 the events organised by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti cannot be treated as an event organised by the School Games Federation of India on National or State level. 5. Affiliation is for a different purpose and the holding of an event by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti cannot be considered as an event which is organised or held by the School Games Federation of India. In such circumstances, no flaw can be found in the reasoning of the authorities in cancelling the selection of the petitioner. In that light of the matter, there is no merit in the petition and the petition is summarily dismissed with no order as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) (vvr823.2010wp)