PRAYAGRAJ, July 10 -- The Allahabad high court has refused to accept a plea that a degree in Physiotherapy is equivalent to an MBBS degree, saying that it has to be determined by the state government or by the Indian Medical Association whether the two educational qualifications are equivalent. "Holding a particular degree equivalent to a degree required under the service rules certainly falls outside the scope of jurisdiction of this court under Article 226 (writ jurisdiction) of the Constitution", the court further added. Dismissing a writ petition filed by one Sandhya Yadav, Justice Ajit Kumar observed, "It is either for the state government to recognize such degree of physiotherapy as equivalent to the bachelor's degree in medicine or for the Medical Council of India to recognize course of physiotherapy as of medicine. this court will not direct the authority to consider degree in question as a qualification at par with graduate bachelors degree in medicine as required under the relevant service rules", the court summed up. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission issued an advertisement July 14, 2014 inviting applications to the post of food safety officer (FSO). The petitioner appeared for the written examination and was issued an interview call letter. However, when the petitioner approached the commission to participate in the interview, she was not permitted. After the petitioner's candidature was rejected, she filed a petition before the high court....