C2)D HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR w. P. (S) No. 6652 of 2006 Petitioner Ram Kumar Chandrawanshi, S/o Shri ' "mm bal Chiandr'awanshi. Agc about 33 yams, Asstt. Teachgr, Govt. Pnmary School, Nadiyakhunl, Bbck4 Chhuriya, Distt. Rajnandgaon (QGJ Versus Respozldcnts 1. State Govt. of Chhatu'sgarh, Through: Secretary, School Education Deyarmmnt, Manuahya at D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur (C. G.) District Education 0m, Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 3. Block Educau‘on OEcer, Block- Chhmiya, Distt. Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Sing]? Benoh: Hon’blc Mr. Justice Satish K. Matti. Shn' Rakesh Anthony, Advocate for the Pchuomr Smt. Anju Ahuja, Deputy Govt. Advocate for thr smte/ respondents. ORDER (Passed on this 16th day of March, 2007} The petitioner is working as Assistant Teaohor in the government school. In the course of hjs service as Assistant Teacher, the peu‘tionsr has obtained D.Ed. certificates on his own expenses before 1.3.1999. Learned counsel for the petitioner Submits that the ‘Basic Training Institute’ (B/I‘J.) certmcate has been renamed by the order of the State Government as ‘Dipbma in Education’ (D.Ed.) certitimte. The petitioner. who has obtained D.Ed. certincate prior to 1.3.1999 is entitied to the same relief as is granted to the candidates who had obtained B.T.l./B.Ed. certidcates on their own expenses as per the circulars dated 24.12.1998 and 1.3.1999. According to learned counsel for the petitioner, the petin‘oner is entitled to two advance increments in View of the decision of this Court in the case of Yashwant Knmar Bharadwaj VsuMuniriyal Corporation, Durg and another {2006 (Ii) MPJR‘CG 96} and the ex?“ order dated 12.12.2006 passed in W. P. (s) No. 6863 of 2006 (Kshamam‘dm Patel Vs. State of enhamsgarh as anothpr. This Court in the dasc of Yashwant Kmnar Bhamdwaj Vs. Municipal Comoxation, Durg and another (Supra), came to the conclusion that the washers, who had obtained B. Ed. /B.T.I. Ceilmcate on thcir own expenses, am covered by the circular dated 24. 12.98 (Ammxmc P/7) issued by the State Government of Madhya Pmdesh. beamed counsel for the petitioner further eubmits that the farts and question of law involved in the present case are squarely ooveied by decision of this Court in the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Durg and another (Supra), to which learned counsel appearing for- the respondents fairly concedes and agrees with the averment made by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Accordingly, in the event D.Ed. certincate holders are equal to B.T.I./B.Ed. certincate holders, the petitioner h enn‘tled to the same relief in terms of the orders passed in the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Burg and another (Supra), subject to verification of the fact as to whether the petitioner has acquired D.Ed. Certidcate on his own expenses as per the circulars dated 24.12.1998 & 1.3.1999 and further Whether he has been paid two advance incxements or not. No order as to costs. Sd/- 3 Satish K. Agnihotri V Judge ‘ 5 l f l c