1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6237 OF 2007 Dhanpal Rama Chougule ..Petitioner versus Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samitee, Kolhapur & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Umesh Mankapure for Petitioner. Mr. R. D. Rane for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. V. S. Gokhale – AGP for Respondent No. 4 – State. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : MARCH 04, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 3 and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent no. 4 - State. 2. The grievance in the petition is in respect of non consideration of the claim of the petitioner from 10% quota meant for the employees from the Gram Panchayat for seats reserved for Class III and Class IV posts in Zilla Parishad. 2 3. Considered the contentions canvassed by the respective counsels and the affidavit filed on behalf of the Zilla Parishad. It is specifically submitted that criteria of appointment was based on seniority cum merit. It is not disputed that the petitioner fulfilled the criteria of seniority however did not fulfil the criteria of merit since the petitioner did not possess certificate showing that the petitioner would type 30 words per minute in English or in Marathi, issued by the appropriate authority, which was one of the essential qualifications for the post of clerk in Zilla Parishad. Similarly, the Diploma in Agriculture was also required which the petitioner did not have. 4. Even otherwise the claim of the petitioner for appointment pertains to year 2005 and the petitioner approached this court in the year 2007. Therefore petition also suffers from delay and latches apart from the fact that it lacks merit. In the circumstances, no case is made out for showing indulgence. Writ petition is dismissed. (D. D. SINHA, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)