 Phatak was posted, as a Collector Nagpur, Municipal Commissioner, Mumbai or managing director of the rural electrification corporation, Mr. Phatak retired from service on 31 March 2015 after more than three and a half decades.Earlier Maharashtra government had suspended IAS officers Jairaj Phatak and Pradeep Vyas for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing society scam.He was accused of illegally approving apartment constructions in exchange for kickbacks including getting a flat illegally allocated for his son.