WP(C) 150/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Since a common question of law has been raised in the aforesaid writ petitions both the cases are being disposed of by this common order. 2. The petitioners are diploma holders in Homeopathy Medicine and S urgery (DHMS). The petitioners are praying for a writ in the nature of certiorar i so as to quash the advertisement dated 17.6.2008 (Annexure - 4), whereby, the State respondents are going to fill up 32 (thirty-two) posts of Lecturer in the Homeopathic Medical Colleges of Assam. For the said posts the State respondents have fixed the educational qualification being post-graduate in Homeopathy or a degree in Homeopathy with 4 (four) years of professional experience. 3. I have heard Sri B Chakraborty, learned counsel for the petition ers. The State respondents are represented by Sri P P Baruah, learned counsel. S ri T C Chutia, learned Standing Counsel appears for the respondent No. 3 i.e. th e Assam Public Service Commission. During the pendency of the writ petitions, a group doctors were impleaded as private respondent Nos. 4 to 15 on their request . These respondents are being represented by Sri P K Tiwari, learned counsel. I have also perused the respective pleadings. 4. Sri Chakraborty, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted t hat the diploma course in Homeopathy was abolished from 1999 in the State of Ass am. According to the learned counsel, as per the directions of the Central Counc il of Homeopathy there should have been a bridge course to bring the diploma cou rse holders at par with the degree holders. But no steps were taken by the State Government to provide such bridge course. According to the learned counsel, due to failure of the State Government to provide a bridge course, the diploma hold ers cannot be deprived of from competing for the posts of Lecturers in Homeopath ic Colleges. 5. Apparently, the appointment of Lecturers is governed by Homeopat h (Minimum Standards of Education) Regulations, 1983, as amended in September 20 02. Regulation 11 prescribes qualification of teaching staff. Annexure - E has laid down different educational and desirable qualifications for different posts . Regulation 6 of Annexure - E has laid down the following qualification for lec turers in Homeopathic College: A. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION Post Graduate qualification in Homeopathy or a Degree in Homeop athy with four years of professional experience out of which two years as Reside nt Medical Officer in a hospital attached to a Homeopathic College. The qualific ation shall be the one included in Second Schedule of Homeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. . 6. Admittedly, the aforesaid amendment in the Regulation came into force in the month of September 2002. But the diploma holders did not challenge the vires of the said regulation. Even in the instant writ petition the legality of the Regulation has not been challenged. The arguments of the petitioners tha t they have been deprived of from being selected in the posts of Lecturers due t o non-availability of bridge course in the State of Assam is altogether a differ ent issue. This apart, the State Government cannot act or go against the Regulat ions, which have been framed by the Central Council of Homeopathy. 7. Hence, I do not find any merit in the writ petitions. 8. In the result, both the writ petitions are dismissed and the sta y order stands vacated.