Summary: A court decision has rejected requests to overturn the cancellation of Police Patil job appointments because of problems in how the selection was done. The court found that the interviews were not conducted properly and agreed with the decision to cancel the appointments.
In 2023, several people were chosen for the Police Patil jobs in Maharashtra after passing a written test and interviews. However, some people who didn't get the job complained about unfair practices during the interviews, which led to an investigation.
An investigation led by the head official of Bhandara found that the interview process was unfair. The job offers were canceled in July 2023, and Shailesh Madhukar Chaware and others, who were selected, challenged this decision in court.
"The selection process was not conducted in a fair manner," stated the investigation report.
At first, the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal agreed with Shailesh Madhukar Chaware and others, but this decision was questioned. The High Court, looking at a similar case, decided that the whole selection process was flawed and agreed with the cancellation.
Wrong People in Charge: The interview panel was made up of substitutes instead of the actual members, which was against the rules.
Unfair Scoring: Different ways were used to score candidates, which made the results inconsistent.
Very Short Interviews: Interviews were only 1 to 3 minutes long, and the CCTV footage had no sound, making the process questionable.
Missing Records: Documents used during the interviews were reportedly destroyed.
The court decided that the selection process was not fair and dismissed the requests to challenge the cancellation. The temporary relief given to Shailesh Madhukar Chaware and others was extended for four weeks to allow for further legal actions.
