1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.7483 OF 2007. PETITION NO.7483 OF 2007. PETITION NO.7483 OF 2007. Ms.Purnima Vilas Korpale : Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & others. : Respondents. Mr.Shivajirao Masal for petitioner Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, AGP, for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. CORAM CORAM CORAM : S.B.MHASE & S.S.SHINDE, JJ. : S.B.MHASE & S.S.SHINDE, JJ. : S.B.MHASE & S.S.SHINDE, JJ. DATED DATED DATED : APRIL 15, 2008. : APRIL 15, 2008. : APRIL 15, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the parties. The petitioner applied for the post of police constable. She stated in her application form that her height is 154 cm. The required measurement in respect of the height is 152.5. The petitioner was measured by the PSI for the 2 first time and he found that her height is 152.6 cm. Since it was a marginal case, the rule requires that it should be verified and confirmed by the committee. When the committee measured the height of the petitioner, it was found that her height is 152 and not 152.6 and, therefore, the petitioner was rejected. What is important to be noted that when the departmental persons have tried to ascertain doubly the height of the petitioner, the petitioner was also under obligation to give correct height. Instead she has given her height as 154 cm. much more than her original height and that shows that the petitioner, since beginning, was not approaching in the selection process with clean hand and clear mind and the selection committee has rightly trapped her by showing that her height is only 152 cm., that means she is not possessed the required height and, therefore, the committee rejected her. All these facts satisfy us not to entertain the petition. Hence the petition is rejected. [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, J] [S.B.MHASE, J] J] [S.B.MHASE, J] J] [S.B.MHASE, J]