In Brief
Aniruddha Sankhpal applied for a Lower Division Clerk/Office Assistant position under the sports quota, submitting certificates for participation in a cricket state championship. The appointment was cancelled after verification revealed the tournament was not recognized by the Maharashtra Olympic Association or Indian Olympic Association. Sankhpal challenged both the cancellation order and the Government Order providing eligibility criteria in the High Court, which dismissed his petition. The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal, holding that the appellant failed to meet the Government Order's requirements and could not raise a challenge to the Order itself for the first time before the Supreme Court when it was not argued before the High Court.
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