1 wp9965-10 dmt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 9965 OF 2010 Rajesh Chandrakant Jadhav ... Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... RespondentS. Mr. R.N. Gite for petitioner. Ms. S.S. Bhende, AGP., for respondent no. 1. Mr. R.A. Lokhande for respondent no.2. CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATE : 6th JANUARY, 2011 P.C. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for an appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents to grant scholarship under the Post Matric Scheme of Government of India. The petitioner is aged about 39 years as of today. The prayer has been rejected by the Department on the ground that since the petitioner has already crossed the age limit prescribed regarding commercial pilot license and as he is more than 35 years, he is not entitled to scholarship for completing his flying training course at Bombay Flying Club. As per the rules which are at page 19, the age limit is 35 and for OBC, it is 38 years. The petitioner is not belonging to SC/ST category. May be that the petitioner is eligible to pursue his training at a private airline subject to medical 2 wp9965-10 fitness, etc. Since the petitioner has already crossed the age of 35 years, the respondents are not bound to provide such scholarship to the petitioner. 2. The petition is rejected. (A.A.SAYED, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.