Kamlesh S/O Shivshankar Zanzad v. the State of Maha. Thr. Its Sec. Urban Development Dept. Mantralaya, Mumbai and Anr.
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Lead matter: W.P. No. 5119 of 2025 (Swapnil Lokhande v. State of Maharashtra & Nagpur Municipal Corporation), decided 01/04/2026, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:5311-DB. Retrieval hooks: rule-making by municipal corporation under s.457(3)/ss.454-457(3) & 465 Nagpur Municipal Corporation Act, 1949; validity of prescribing B.E. (Computer) alone for System Analyst/Hardware Engineer with omission of 'or equivalent' (B.Sc./M.Sc./M.C.A.); State sanction via GRs dated 10.05.2023 and 08.12.2023; Gazette publication of Rules of 2023 on 08.12.2023; pre-publication objection process with recognised union (Rashtriya Nagpur Corporation Employees Association); staffing pattern approval flow (Committee-Standing Committee-General Body-State); challenge by serving Junior Clerks/Mazdoor of the IT Department; delay plea raised by respondent but not adjudicated. Instruments referenced: NMC Act ss.45, 51, 53(3), 454, 455, 456, 457(3), 465; Rules of 2023 incl. Rule 3.3; Marathi title Nagpur Mahanagar Palika Seva (Seva Pravesh Va Sevanche Vargikaran) Niyam, 2023. No judicial precedents cited or relied upon. Result: petitions dismissed, Rule discharged, no costs.