: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. 2154 OF 2001 WRIT PETITION NO. 2154 OF 2001 WRIT PETITION NO. 2154 OF 2001 Smt. Lalita B. Aiyar ..Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. A. M. Joshi for the Petitioner. Mr. A. P. Vanarse, AGP, for the Respondent No. 1. Mr. Gajendrasinh Jadhavrao for the Respondent No. 2. Mr. S. V. Pitre with Mr. Anil Subramaniam for the Respondent No. 6. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATE : 5TH FEBRUARY, 2009 DATE : 5TH FEBRUARY, 2009 DATE : 5TH FEBRUARY, 2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has challenged the Order of the School Tribunal dated 24.1.2001. The School Tribunal held that the act of the management in promoting the petitioner to the post of Head Mistress is hereby set aside. The Tribunal directed that the respondent No. 6 be promoted as Head Mistress. The relative position of seniority of the :2: parties was as follows: -------------------------------------------------------- Sr. Name Edu. Date of Remarks No. Qua. apppoint. -------------------------------------------------------- a) Mrs. Kamlesh R. SSC 1988 20.7.93 Qualified Bhalerao-respondent D.Ed. from the No. 6. 1990 date of appoint- ment. b) Mrs. Sunita Nikalje SSC 1.2.95 1979 D.Ed. 1981 c) Mrs. Pushpa Sachdeo SSC 7.8.85 D.Ed. 1965 not completed d) Mrs. Lalita Iyer SSC 1974 1.11.88 Acquired - petitioner D.Ed. D.Ed. in Feb.2000 Feb.2000 ------------------------------------------------------ The learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to point out how the issue cannot be said to be covered by the decision in the case of Vaijanath s/o. Tatyarao Shinde vs. Secretary, Vaijanath s/o. Tatyarao Shinde vs. Secretary, Vaijanath s/o. Tatyarao Shinde vs. Secretary, Marathwada Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Aurangabad & Marathwada Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Aurangabad & Marathwada Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Aurangabad & Ors. [ 2006(6) Mh.L.J. 682 ] Ors. [ 2006(6) Mh.L.J. 682 ] Ors. [ 2006(6) Mh.L.J. 682 ] where the Full Bench has held that the seniority of the teacher for the purposes of promotion is to be counted from the date he acquires educational and training qualifications. The seniority cannot be counted :3: from the date of initial appointment and continuous officiation devoid of requisite qualification. 3. In the result, Rule is discharged. (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.)