1 ASWP-4493-2011 srk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4493 OF 2011 Shri Arun Ramesh Relekar ...Petitioner Versus The Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Shirala and ors. ...Respondents Mr.G.M.Savagave for petitioner. Mr.A.B.Vagyani, AGP for resp.nos3 to 5 and 8. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. August 25, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard Mr.Savagave, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Sonawane, the learned AGP appears for respondent nos.3 to 5 and 8. 2. Petitioner came to be appointed as a Contract Gramsevak with respondentno.1 vide order dated 19/6/2006 and against a post reserved 2 ASWP-4493-2011 for sports person in open category. He claimed that he had participated in State / National level sports meets / competitions. However, it appears that during the enquiry conducted by respondent no.4 it was revealed that the certificate was fake and fabricated. The respondent no.5, therefore, by his letter dated 1/12/2010 addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Sangli informed that the petitioner was not qualified to be appointed for the post reserved for the sports person. Apprehending termination the petitioner approached this Court. 3. There is no dispute that the petitioner worked for more than one year and it was necessary to hear him before any adverse order affecting his appointment is passed based on the enquiry conducted by the respondent no.5. The breach of the principles of natural justice is apparent on the face of the record and solely on that ground the petition has to be allowed directing respondent no.5 to issue a show cause notice to the petitioner so as to comply with the principles of natural justice. 5. Hence the petition is partly allowed and it is directed that the respondent no.5 will issue a show cause notice to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today and the petitioner shall be heard on the 3 ASWP-4493-2011 said show cause notice and a fresh order on merits will be passed by the respondent no.5 regarding the status of the petitioner as a sports person. This shall be done within a period of eight weeks from the date of issuance of the show cause notice. The order of status quo passed earlier to continue to operate for a period of three months from today. (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)