:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2117 OF 2006 Shri Babarao Savairam Rathod ..Petitioner Vs. Government of Maharashtra and anr. ..Respondents Ms. Kumud Bhatia for petitioner. Ms. M.P. Thakur, AGP for respondent no.1. Mr. B.V. Phadnis for respondent no.2. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & J. H. BHATIA,JJ. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & J. H. BHATIA,JJ. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & J. H. BHATIA,JJ. Date : December 04, 2006. Date : December 04, 2006. Date : December 04, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. We have heard Ms. Bhatia the learned counsel for the petitioner who was not considered as an eligible candidate for the post of Finance and Accounts Officer sought to be filled in by the respondent no.2-University as communicated to him vide letter dated 7/1/2006 by the Registrar of the said University. 2. Ms. Bhatia the learned counsel submitted that qualifications and experience for the said post have been set out in the GR dated 5/1/2002 and the :2: requirements read as under:- (a) A Master’s Degree with at least 55% of the marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC 7 point scale. (b) At least 15 years of experience of Lecturer (Senior Scale)/ Lecturer with 8 years experience in Reader’s along with experience in educational administration. OR Comparable experience in research establishment and/or other institutions of Higher Education. OR 15 years Administrative Experience of which 8 years as Deputy Registrar or an equivalent post. :3: 3. Though the petitioner is M.Com. and has also obtained the M.Phil degree, he was appointed as the Assistant Registrar under the Nagpur University on 13/5/2003. Thus, he has no experience in the post of Deputy Registrar and that too for a period of eight years out of 15 years of administrative experience. The view taken by the respondent no.2-University that the petitioner did not meet the requirements even for being interviewed cannot be, therefore, held as erroneous so as to entertain this petition. 4. The petition is rejected summarily. (J.H. Bhatia, J.) (J.H. Bhatia, J.) (J.H. Bhatia, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.)