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Appeal to promote Maharashtra’s ACF dismissed by SC

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court last week dismissed an appeal for promotion of the Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF), not requiring two years of ACF training and one year of field training vis-a-vis appointments by nomination where such training is compulsory.

It held that this was one more unending dispute arising between direct recruits and promoters regarding their inter se seniority. It ruled that the government resolutions in the matter cannot override statutory rules and the resolutions neither speak about promotions to the post of Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) not about seniority conclusively and so the proviso would operate with full force.

Appointment on probation was challenged

A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka said the appellants were appointed as ACF through nomination in 2016, with recruitment in 2014, vide the Maharashtra Public Service Commission advertisement on Dec 14, 2012 for 33 posts of ACF through the Forest Service Examination.

Challenging their appointment on probation, the appellants moved the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal in Mumbai to declare their appointments as ACF from the date of commencement of training, considering it as period of service.

The review application of the tribunal order was dismissed on September 2016 citing that the 1965 rules were draft and not had bearing upon the application. Accepting the judgment, the state government passed a resolution dated August 2018 that successful completion of training period would be considered as regular service from the date of inception of training for all service purposes.

In an interim order on 18.04.2019, the High Court restrained the authorities from issuing any promotion based on the Tribunal’s judgment in 2016. The High Court finally adjudicated the matter on 23.04.2021, holding that the Tribunal’s direction to pay salary to six of them as per the pay scale as reasonable.

The Supreme Court held that the period of probation has to be excluded from the period of service, though grant of monetary benefit is a different aspect. It held that the applicable rules leave no ambiguity in the matter and must prevail.

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Aaditya Thackeray Elected Shiv Sena UBT Legislature Party Leader, Sunil Prabhu Named Chief Whip

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Aaditya Thackeray Elected Shiv Sena UBT Legislature Party Leader, Sunil Prabhu Named Chief Whip

Mumbai, November 25: Former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray was on Monday elected the Shiv Sena (UBT) legislature party leader at a meeting of the party legislators in Mumbai.

Aaditya, son of party president Uddhav Thackeray, defeated Milind Deora of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the recent assembly elections from Worli constituency by 8,801 votes.

His winning margin dipped compared to the last elections in 2019, where it was 67,427 votes.

Senior party leader Ambadas Danve told reporters after the meeting of party legislators that former minister Bhaskar Jadhav was elected the party group leader in the state assembly, while Sunil Prabhu was named the party’s chief whip.

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The Election Commission Should Take Immediate Action Against IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla: Atul Londhe

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Mumbai, November 25: IPS officer Rashmi Shukla violated the Model Code of Conduct by meeting Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while the code of conduct was still in force. The Election Commission must take this matter seriously and initiate immediate action against Rashmi Shukla, demanded Atul Londhe, Chief Spokesperson of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.

Commenting on the issue, Atul Londhe said that in Telangana, the Election Commission had promptly acted against a Director General of Police and another senior official for meeting a senior minister during elections. “Why does the Election Commission act swiftly in non-BJP-ruled states but fail to notice such violations in BJP-ruled states?” he questioned.

Rashmi Shukla faces serious allegations, including phone tapping of opposition leaders. The Congress had earlier demanded her removal from the post of Director General of Police during the election period, and she was subsequently removed. However, despite the declaration of assembly results, Rashmi Shukla met the Home Minister before the Model Code of Conduct officially ended, violating its norms. Londhe insisted that immediate action should be taken against her.

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‘I Haven’t Resigned Yet,’ Says Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole Amid Rumours Of Quitting Post After Poll Debacle

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Maharashtra Congress president and newly elected MLA from the Sakoli Assembly seat, Nana Patole, denied media reports about his resignation from the post of party chief in the state.

Speaking to the media, Patole said, “I am going to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. I have not submitted my resignation.”

Earlier it was reported that after the crushing defeat of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections, Nana Patole offered to resign as Congress state president, taking moral responsibility for the loss. However, conflicting reports claim that Patole has not yet made a final decision, and there has been no confirmation from him or the party regarding his resignation.

The ruling Mahayuti coalition secured a resounding victory, winning 235 seats with 49.6% of the vote share, while the MVA lagged far behind with just 49 seats and 35.3% of the votes. The Congress, in particular, suffered a major setback, winning only 16 of the 103 seats it contested.

Patole, who contested from the Sakoli seat, narrowly retained his position with a margin of just 208 votes—the smallest margin of his political career. This is a sharp contrast to his 2019 Assembly election performance, where he won the same seat by nearly 8,000 votes. His narrow victory this year ranks among the closest contests in the state.

Patole reportedly sought to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Monday to discuss his resignation but was unable to do so. The party high command has not yet acted on his reported resignation.

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