(1.) THE present Petitioner had filed Original Application No. 145 of 2013, before the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Aurangabad, seeking declaration that Respondent - Dagu S/o. Mohan Gudhage is not qualified for the post of Police Patil of village Sonewadi, Taluka Kopergaon, District Ahmednagar with further direction that the Respondent No. 1 be directed to appoint the Petitioner as Police Patil in place of Respondent No. 4 - Dagu S/o. Mohan Gudhage. The Tribunal rejected the said original application. Aggrieved by the same, the present petition is filed.
(2.) MR . Thorat, learned counsel for the Petitioner during the course of his arguments, strenuously canvassed the following propositions:
(3.) THE learned counsel further states that the Respondent No. 4 is not associated with any political party nor at any point of time contested the elections as a candidate of any political party.