1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 4206 OF 2007 (Rajendra Deorao Uchake and another .v. Nagpur Municipal Corporation) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Shri S.S. Sanyal, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri M.V. Samarth, Advocate for the respondent. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. 20TH NOVEMBER, 2008 Heard. The petitioners were excluded from consideration for promotion to the post of Station Officer for two reasons – firstly that they do not have five years' experience in the lower post and secondly they have not passed Station Officer's course. The learned Counsel for the petitioner, relying on the Resolution of the Corporation dated 28.11.1985, states that the educational qualification, if the candidate belonging to Backward Class, is not to be insisted upon. Insofar as they are not having experience of five years is concerned, the learned Counsel relies on the circular, dated 22nd September, 2003 issued by the State Government, which states that while granting promotions to the candidates in reserved category, 2 experience of three years is reduced to two years or even lesser. Even assuming that the learned Counsel for the petitioner is right in relying on the resolution dated 28.11.1985, insofar as passing of the Station Officer's course from National Fire College, in our opinion, by resolution dated 12.04.1976, five years' experience has been prescribed. Even assuming that the circular of the State Government is applicable, it does not refer to case where experience of five years is prescribed, we do not see any patent illegality in the resolution of the Corporation. The petition has no substance. The same is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE *rrg.