-;.;-.' 11LTHE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH PETITIONER W. P.(S). NO.S^go /2006 Ram Kumar Kosariya^ S/o Shri Punau Ram Kosariya ^.^"^ •^-C^.'-^ ..-•• Age about 43 years, ^ k..- y y.y^--" ,^>^y",...-' ^^.^-" .**' ^" v'>- f Village-Kurra, Post- Pateva ^^ ^ _. ^ Tehsil - Rajim, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) \^\ ..•••"" \'>' VERSUS RESPONDENT ek ^o<^ 1. StateGovtofChhattisgarh Through Secretary Educational Department D.K.S. Bhawan, Distt.-Raipur(C.G.) 2. DistrictEducationOfficer Raipur, Distt-Raipur(C.G.). 3. Block Education Officer. Arang.Tehsil-Arang District-Raipur(C.G.) WRITLPET!TION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF 1NDIA ^ t'; HIGH COURT OF CHHATnSGARH AT BIIASPUR W. P. fsl No. 5880 of2006 Petituner 'Respondents Petttioner Respondente Petitktnera Respondents Ram KiMnar Koaariya Vcrsus Statc ofQiliatti^aA & ofhera W. P. (a) No. 5879 of2006 Hiaa Ram Sahu Vereus State ofChhattisgarh & othera W. P. fs) No. 3547 of2005 : Anuoo Ram. Dhru & othera Veraus The State Govt ofChIiatt^aifa & ofhera W. P. (s) No. 4280 (rf2005 Pfctitfoncr : Bhagwani Ram Devai^an Vcrsus Respondcnts : StateofChIiatti^jaAaioflias Sliy^e Bendi: H<m'blc Mr. Justfce Svtlsb K. Aanlhotrt. Shri Ajay Shrwastava, Advocate &r (he Pctitioiier. Shri V. V. S. Moorthy, Deputy Adwxate Genaal with Smt Anju Ahuja, Deputy Govt Advocate for fhe State/respondents. ORDER (Raaaed on thia 12th riay of DccCTnbcr, 2006) Thc petitionera are working as Asaistant Teachcra in the ypveramKOt schoob. In fhe courae of fhrir aerviccs as Assistant Teachcrs, the petitfonera have obtained D.Ed. cerdficates on fhcir owa aqpenses bcfore l.3.1999. Leamed cotmsel for thc petitfanera submits tfaat fhc 'Basic Training Institute' (B.T.I.) certificate has becn renamed by ttifi order of thc State Govcmm.ent as TOploma m Edncatkm' (D.Bd.) certificate. The petitioncra, who have obtained D.Ed. certificate prior to l.3.1999 are entitted to (hc same reliefas is gBanted to tt» caodidates who had obtained B-T.I./B.Ed. certificatca on fhcir cwn esqienses as per tfae cnculars dated 24.12.1998 and 1.3,1999. 3. Learaed Depuly Advocate General, appcaring for fhe respondents/State, produccd a t»py of fhe memo datied 12.12.2006 issued by the Dircctor, PubUc iDstructioas, CKhattis^irh, aotice dated 28.1.1995 issued by fhe Secietaiy, Board of Secondary Educatfon, Bhopal, and fhe proqpectus af Diptoma in Education Exanunation aad submits fhat ttc nomenclature of fhe Basfc Trainmg Institutc ie. B.T.I. has bccn renamed as Diploma m Educatfan ie. D.Ed. Lcaracd Dcputy Advocate General also produccd a oopy of fhe cncular dated 24.12.1998, issued by fhe School Educatfon Department, Govenunent of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, aBowmg taro incrementa to fhe teachera who have obtained B.Ed., M.Bd.,B.T.I. egiammation certificates. The documcnts aic taken oa record in W. P. No. 5862/2006. 4. Writ PCtaaou (s) No.s 5880/2006, 5879/2006, 3547/2005 & 4280/2005 are being disposed af by fhis oider as fhe facta and question oflaw involsed in both fhe petitiona are cominon. 5. Acxniding to teamed oounael for fhe petitioners, ttie pctitk>Ders are entifled to two advance mcremcats in view of fhe decisfon of this Court in the case of Yashwremt Kuinar Bharadwai Vs. Munkapal Corpora.tioii, Dur^ and anofher {2006 (II) MPJR-CG 96}. This Cozut in thc case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwa} Vs. Municqial Corporation, Duig and anofher (Supia^, came to fhe ConclusiDn fhat tfae teachera, who had obtained B. Bd. /B.T.I. Certificate on fheir own esqienaes, are covcred by fhe ciroular dated 24.12.98 (Annexure P/7) issued by fhe State Govenuncnt of M^hya Pradesh. 6. Furfher in Ihe matter of Smt MaDorama Shiwastswa Vs. State of M.P. and ofhera { 2000 (1) M.P.L.S.R. 136 } fhe Madhya Pradesh State Admnustrative Tribunal, Gwatior Bcnch, whflc coxisidering the cirouter dated 1.3.1999 whenan, it is provided fhat fhe Asstetant Teachers, who have acquacd B.Bd. degtee at thdr own cost between 23.10.1964 and 7.5.1973 shatt be entitted to two advance increiBBats, relied on decision in the caae of Rakcsh Kumar Shriyasta»aVs. State of M.P. & ofhera passcd in O.A.NO. 1632/99, deddcid on 12.10.1999 wherein it is obscreed that tfie 5? drcxriar dated 1.3.1999 cannot be made appUcabie retrospcctivety. Thus, a tcacher, may be Assistent Teacher, who has obtaincd B.Ed. degree before 1.3.1999 is entitted to two advance incretnents. 7. It is pointed out by teamed cozmsel appearmg ft>r the petitiDDcrs that fhe tfaen State of Madhya PraAesh had fited a Special Lcaire Petition agam.st the oidera passed by the Tribimal and the Hon'bfe Supreme Court disnussed Special Lcave Petition No. 1999/2000 fikd agsanst thc order of thc Tribunal. Therefore, tfie dnection to the efiect fhat fhe circiriar dated 1.3.1999 cannot bc wa&e applicabte retrospcctivety, ps^sed by the Tnbunal, becomes final and fhe same shaUbe q»plicsibleto aHfhe AssistaatTeacherswho havcobtained B.Ed./B.T.I. ccrtificate before 1.3.1999. Itisfurther substantiated by a circular dated 17.10.2003 issuul toy fhe present State of Madliya Pradesh whfirem fhc cixcular cteariy states about 'ttie decfaion offhe Supreme Coiut. 8. Leamed cotmsd fer fhe petitfonera fiu-fher submits that fhe -facts and question of law mvolwed in the prescnt case are squarely covered by decisfon offhis Court in ibs casc ofYashwant Kuxnar Bharadwq Vs. Muiiicipal Corporatk>n, Diirg and another (Supra^, to which tearaed coiuisel appearmg fi»r fhc rcspondents fimty concedes aod agrees with fhe averment made by teamed couxisel appearmg fbr fhe petitfoiiere. 9. Accoidingty, in fhc evcnt D.Ed. certificate hoMcis arc equal to B.T.I./B.Ed. ccrtifkiate hoMeis, fhey aic entitled to fhe samc reUef in terms of the ordera passed in ibs caac of Yashwant Kumar Bhaiailwq Vs. Municipal Corporation, Duis and anofher (Supra}, subject to verificatioa offhe 6ict as to whefher fhe petiUoDiers bfinre acqiured D.Ed. Ccrtificate on tfaeir own expoases as pcr (h.c cuculars dated 24.12.1998 & 1.3.1999 and furfher whether fhey faave bcen paid two advance incTements or aot No order as to costs. 10. A copy of tfais order be placed on record in connected matter. Thakur Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge