lpa272.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 272 OF 2010 Smt. Damayanti Dhanaji Lokhande .. APPELLANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others .. RESPONDENTS Mr. A.G. Talhar, advocate for the appellant. Mr. R.P. Phatke, AGP for the State. ===== CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & R.M. BORDE, JJ. DATE : 12 th JANUARY, 2011 PER COURT : 1 Heard learned counsel for the appellant. 2 This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 9th August, 2010 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition no. 2258/2009, dismissing the said petition and confirming the order dated 16/31st December, 2008 passed by the Deputy Director of Education, Nasik Division, Nasik. lpa272.10 2 3 The learned Single Judge vide judgment and order dated 9th August, 2010 rejected the claim of the petitioner for seniority over respondent no. 6 - Smt. Jayashree Vamanrao Deshmukh. There is no dispute that though the petitioner was appointed before respondent no. 6, she was not holding the required qualification i.e. D.Ed., whereas respondent no. 6, who was appointed on 12-6-1989, was possessing the qualification of S.S.C., D.Ed. Admittedly, the appellant acquired D.Ed. qualification on 4-3-2003. It is now well settled that the seniority is counted from the date of acquisition of the required qualification. The learned Judge has considered the judgment of the Full Bench, as referred to in paragraph no. 7 of the impugned order and has rightly dismissed the petition. We do not find any reason to interfere with the order passed by the learned Single Judge. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. 3 Pending civil application, if any, does not survive and stands disposed of. ( R. M. BORDE ) ( D.B. BHOSALE ) JUDGE JUDGE dyb