( 1 ) wp882.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 882 OF 2011 Dr. Mahendra s/o. Mahadeo Patthebahadur .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. Sachin S. Panale, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.B. Khandare, Government Pleader for respondent/State. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & S.V. GANGAPURWALA,JJ. DATED : 10.02.2011 P.C. :- 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner applied against an advertisement issued by respondent – Shri Sharda Bhavan Education Society for a open post of Lecturer in the subject of Environmental Science. The petitioner could not be selected. Thereafter, the petitioner claims to have filed representation to the University – Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University. The respondent – University replied to the representation. ( 2 ) wp882.11 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that in accordance with the roster system, one post in the subject of Environmental Science ought to have been kept reserved for the reserved candidate, which the respondent – Society failed to do so. The petitioner claims to be belonging to reserved category. The petitioner, therefore, seeks to challenge the selection process on the said ground. 3. Once the petitioner after understanding the advertisement, participated in the same and applied against an open seat, now after failing to get selected, cannot be permitted to raise objection to the selection process undertaken by the respondent-Society. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner has no locus standi. 4. The Writ Petition stands dismissed. [S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] snk/2011/FEB11/wp882.11