1 W.P. No.1216-08 mmj IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1216 OF 2008 Shri Atmaram Damodar Patil ..Petitioner Vs. Educational Officer, Raigad & Ors. ..Respondents Shri Vilas Mali for the Petitioner Shri V.S.Gokhale AGP for Respondent State Coram: P.B.MAJMUDAR AND R.M.SAVANT, JJ Date: 26th July 2010 P.C. 1. By way of this Petition, the Petitioner is challenging the order dated 17-3-2001 passed by Education Officer as well as the order dated 7-5-2007 issued by the Education Officer (Secondary) Raigad Zilla Parishad, Alibaug. The Petitioner possesses the B.Ed. Qualification from Central Institute of Hindi, Agra. The said degree has been obtained by him through correspondence. 2. By order dated 7-5-2007, the Education Officer (Secondary) Raigad Zilla Parishad, Alibaug, has held that the degree obtained from out of Maharashtra State Universities is not valid and the same is not recognised and accordingly it is held that the Petitioner is not eligible for appointment. The 2 W.P. No.1216-08 Learned Counsel for the Petitioner is not in a position to explain that how such a degree can be said to be a recognised degree. 3. We do not find any infirmity in the order passed by the Education Officer, as the Petitioner has completed the B.Ed. Course by correspondence through a University out of Maharashtra which is not approved. In view of this there is no merit in the Petition and the same is accordingly rejected. Notice discharged. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)