SHIVAJI VYANKATRAO SARODE vs SELECTION COMMITTEE . — C.A. No. 348/2006

Summary On February 10, 2011, the Supreme Court allowed Shivaji Vyankatrao Sarode's appeal and upheld his selection and appointment as Professor in Agricultural Entomology at Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth. The High Court had invalidated the selection process claiming Dr. Dorge, an ineligible committee member, vitiated the entire selection; however, the Supreme Court found this reasoning flawed, noting Dr. Dorge did not actually participate in the appellant's selection process, and his mere presence did not vitiate the selection. The appeal was decided on its merits despite respondent nos. 3 and 4 having retired and respondent no. 5 having died during the appeal's pendency. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.