Bombay High Court Dismisses Claim for Equivalence of B.Tech Degree to B.Sc. Home Science for Dietician Post

Case Snapshot

• Case Name: Siddharth Ramrao Pandurnikar v. The Deputy Director of Health Services & Ors.

• Citation: Writ Petition No. 9528 of 2024

• High Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad

• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

• Date of Judgment: 24th August, 2026

• Area of Law: Service Law, Recruitment, Educational Qualification, Equivalence

Judgment Headline

Court dismisses plea for equivalence of degrees, holds qualifications for employer to decide.

The Judgment in One Line

Bombay High Court dismissed writ petition seeking equivalence of B.Tech degree with B.Sc. Home Science for the post of Dietician.

Why This Judgment Matters

This judgment reinforces the settled principle that the essential qualifications for appointment to a post are for the employer to decide, and courts cannot inter

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