SHAMKANT NARAYAN DESHPANDE vs MAHARASHTRA INDUSTRIAL DEV.CORPN.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a resolution under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1991, which reserved 75% of the posts of Superintending Engineers for Executive Engineers with engineering degrees and 25% for diploma holders. The Court ruled that classification based on educational qualifications for promotion does not violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, affirming that authorities can prescribe quotas considering the nature of work. The petitioner's challenge against the promotion of a junior degree-holder was dismissed, as the resolution was deemed permissible despite lacking formal regulation under Section 64 of the Act.