^ / Cs^(10Q INTHE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATUREAT^t»,ASPUR CHHATTISGARH W.P.(S) N0. s-8^1 / 2006 Petitioner .^y;.^ ^^^^' -""• y" ^..^ o- Bani Bilas Sharma, ^- S/o. Shri Jhagar Prasad Sharma, Aged about 41 years, Upper Division Teacher, Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Chaitma, Block- Pali, Distt. - Korba (C.G.) VERSUS -.<^^v^r. ^ ^%>hs" Respondent's : 1. State of Chhattisgarh & Others Through- The Secretary, Department of School Education/ T.W.D. D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Commissioner Tribal Welfare ^ Department, Chhattisgarh Govt. Raipur 3. Asstt. Commissioner^ Tribal Welfare Department, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) 4. Block Education Officer, Pali, Distt.: Korba (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF SUITABLE WRIT, WRITS. DIRECTION ETC TO DO JUSTICE IN THEMATTER, HIOH COURT OF CHHATnSGARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (sl No, 5838 of2006 Petitioiuer : Smt Prabha Mahoba Vcraus Respoiideats : State of ChliattisgaA a> ottters Pfetitfoncr Rcspondcnts Petittoner Respondeats .Petitioxicr Rcspoadents Petitfoiicr Respondents Pctitjoner Respondente Veraus W. P. (sA No. 5839 of2006 Smt Saiojuu USse Veraus : Statc of Chhattisgarh & otitcrs W. P. fsl No. 5840 (rf 2006 : Sm.t Rcnu Bala Diamond Veraus , State of Chhattiagarii & others W. P. (s) No. 5841 of2006 Bani Bilas Shanna Versus State of ChhattisgaA & othets W. P. fst No. 5842 of2006 Sint Archna Shanna Versus State of ChliattisgaA & others W. P. fot No. 5843 of3006 Smt Aainia Bhattachaiya ; Versus Versus State ofChhattisgaA & othcrs And W, P. fol No. 5850 of2006 Sint Krishna Mandal Veraus Pctitioacr Respondents : State ofChhattisgarh & ofhcra Siagle Bench: Hon'bte Mr. Justfce Battdi K. A(jnU>otrt. Shri Anil SinghRajput, Advocate far tfae Petitkmcrs, Shri Utkarah Venna, CtovL Advocate fer the gtate/respODdents. ORDER (30*11 October, 2006) ~^W^?ss.v^ tl^ TTie petitktncrs are worknig aa Assistant Teachcrs/Upper DiviMon Teachera in the govenunent schools. In the coursc of their services as Assistant Tcachers/Uppcr Dinsion Teachers, the pedtioners have obtained B. Ed. cxa$unation ccrtificates on fheir own expcnses bcfore 1.3.1999. Writ Ptetition (S) No.s 5838/2006, 5839/2006, 5840/2006, 5841/2006, 5842/2006, 5843/2006 aaid 5850/2006 are being disposed ofby fhis comnion orier as tfae facts and question oflaw invohred in these petitioiis arc comiaon. \ According to kamed coiinscl for the pctitk»nera, fhe pctitiotiers are entifled to two advance increments in vicw of the decision of thjs Court in thc case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs, Municipal Corporatioa. Dur^ aad anotlier f2006 (II) MPJR-CG 96}. This Court in tbe case of Yashwaat Kiunar Bharadwaj Vs. Municq'al Corpoiation, Durg and anofher (Supre^, came to the conchision tbat fhc tcachers, who had obtaiaed B. Ed. ESMinmation Certificate oa fhcir cwn expeaucs, arc covered by fhe cJTcular dated 24.12.98 (Annexutc P/l) issucd by the State Ckwenuncnt of Madhya Piadesh. Further in the matter of Smt. Manorama Shrivastava Vs. State of M.P.aad ofhcrs { 2000 (l) M.P.L.S.R. 136 } the Madhya Pradesh State Adnumstrative Tribunal, Gwalibr Bench, while coiuaidcriag thc cirou]ar dated 1.3.1999 wherrin, it js provaled tfaat fhe Assistent Tcachers, who have acquircd B. Ed. degree at thcir own cost between 23.10.1964 and 7.5.1973 shaU be entitted to two advance incicinents, relicd on dccisun in the caae of Ratesh Kninar Shrivastava Vs. StateofM.P. & ofhcrs passcd in O.A. No. 1632/99, dedded on 12.10.1999 whcrein it is observed that t4c circular dated 1.3.1999 cannot bc made applicablc retiospectively. Thus, a teacher, nuy be Asaistant Teacher, who faas obtaiaed B. Ed. degree bcfore 1.3.1999 is entitlcd to two advance increments. It is pointed out by leamed counad appearmg for the' petitmners that the thicn State of Madhya PradeA hal filcd a SpeciaLLeaHe r ^^"••^-^•A;!=iM'T:'''"a"* sr~°-' Itetition against thc oplera passed by the Tribunal and fhe HonTile Supreme Court disnaissed Spedal Leavc Petition No. 1999/2000 fitod agaiast fhe oider ofthe TribunaL Thercfore, tfae direction to the effect that fhe circular dated 1.3.1999 caiuaot bc made appUcabte retrospectivety, passed by the Tribunal, becomes final and fhe same shaU be appUcabte to aU the Assistant Teachera who have obtained B. Ed. exauunatmn :certificate bcfore 1.3.1999. Itis further substantiated by a cncular dated 17.10.2003 issucd by the present State of Madhya ftadesh whcrein fhe cacular ctearty states about fhc dccision ofthe Supremc Court. 1 . . Leamed oounsel for fhe petitioners ftuther submits tbat the feK;ts and qucstion of law involvcd in thc present case are squarety covered by decision of fhis Court ia the case pf Yashwant Kiunar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Durg and anofher (Supr^, to which tearaed counscl appearing for the rcspondcnta faiify concedes and agrees wifh thc avenaent made by leanned counael appeariD(; for fhc petidoneis. Accordiagty, tfae writ petitions are aUowcd in terms of the ordcr passed in thc case of Yasbwant Kiunar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporatk>n, Durg and aaothcr (SuptB^, suhject to veri&atioa of (he fact as to whether the petitioncrs havc acquircd B. Ed. Examinatton Certificate on their own e?qpenscs as per the circulars dated 24.12.1998 aad 1.3,1999 aad furfher whefher they ha»c bccn paid two advaace increnients or not No order as to costs. Bablu 8. A capy of this order be placed 011 recmd in comaected naatters. Sd/- SatisbK.AgiuIiom Judge