1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 644 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 644 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 644 OF 2008 Kanchan Vilas Kulkarni. .. Petitioner. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mrs. Lata B. Patne (Shivpuje) for Petitioner. Mr. V.S. Masurkar, GP., for Respondent nos.1 to 5. CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATE: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2008. P.C. . Heard. 2. The petitioner has impugned the decision of the respondent in disqualifying the petitioner from applying to the post of Lab. Assistant. It is the contention of the petitioner that she applied to the post of Lab. Assistant and that she possessed higher qualification than required for the post of Lab. Assistant as she is B.Sc. in Micro-Biology and that she has also taken admission to the post graduate 2 Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology at Terna Medical College and Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai and, therefore, the respondent could not have held that she is not eligible to apply for the post of Lab. Assistant. 3. It is not disputed that the essential/requisite qualification for applying to the post of Laboratory Assistant in the Medical Colleges and Teaching Hospitals run by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Maharashtra State, Mumbai is prescribed as having passed SSC/ equivalent examination with Science subject and DMLT from Government recognised institute. On the last date for filing of the application form i.e. 18.10.2006 the petitioner was not possessing essential qualification of DMLT and, therefore, she was found not eligible even for making an application for selection to the post of Laboratory Assistant. If that is so, we find that the petitioner has no case on merits. We are informed by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner has appeared for DMLT course and the results are awaited. This cannot be considered as possessing the requisite qualification as the requisite qualification should be possessed by the candidate before she applies to the said post. Therefore, the petition is dismissed. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) 3 (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.)