JUDGMENT :

B.P. ROUTRAY, J.

1. The present writ petition has been filed in the nature of Public Interest Litigation.

2. It is submitted that the original Petitioner served as an Engineer under Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha and retired from service in the year 1995. The Petitioner has prayed as follows:

“(I) All the posts of Heads of Departments/Sr. Lecturers and Principals of Govt. Engineering Schools and Polytechnics of Odisha may be filled by open selection process strictly as per AICTE norms-2010.

(II) Norms, qualifications and guidelines of AICTE-2010 may be implemented in toto in Govt. Engineering Schools and Polytechnics of Odisha to enhance the quality of education like Government Engineering colleges and Government Management Colleges of Odisha.

(III) The qualifications of all the Heads of Departments/Sr. Lecturers (including Deputy Directors/Deputy Secretaries/Principals of Govt. it is (Class-I Jr.)/Vice Principals/Training Superintendents) of all the disciplines of all the Govt. Engineering Schools and Govt. Polytechnics of Odisha may be verified strictly as per AICTE norms-2010 and the under qualified persons promoted may be suitably replaced in the interest