Manjit Singh Sethi vs State Of Punjab Ors on 20 April, 2015
The other issue raised to question the eligibility of respondent
no. 3 on the ground of academic qualifications, though attractive on first
blush, does not stand deeper probe. It is true that respondent no. 3 holds
Diploma in Textile Design, as apposite to the requisite qualification, which
is Diploma in Textile Technology. However, he also possesses a Degree in
Textile Engineering and it is the unrebutted case of the respondents, as no
replication to the same has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, that a
Degree in Textile Technology is higher qualification in the field as the
nomenclature of `Technology' and `Engineering' are being used inter-
changably by various Universities and Institutes. That being so, respondent
no. 3 would be deemed to be possessing the prescribed qualification as per
MONIKA the authoritative pronouncement by a Full Bench of this Court in Manjit
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C. W. P. No. 9767 of 2010 3
Singh vs. State of Punjab and others - 2011 (1) SLR 583, wherein it has
been held as under :-