:vdgwwl/ (w m the Honble Hiqh Court o_f C/hhattisgggrh a_t Bilaspur (C.G.) Al WP. (S) No. may Petitioner r “(x Shrimati Vandana Pandey aged 44 year ‘ Wife of Shri Subodh Pandey, Lecturer (Chemistry), Government Higher Secondary School, Jamul District Durg (C.G.) yERsus Respondent ”g 1. The State Government of Chhattishgarh, Through the Secretary, Education & Tribal Department D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur (C.G.) / 2. The District Education Officer, Durg (C.G) A. Writ petition under articles 226 o_f the Constitution of an“; India for issuance — of writ - in the nature — of MANDAMUS_ W , / HIGH COURT-OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (5: Na. 1044 of 2007 5hrima1'i Vandana Pandey Pe‘ri'rioner Versus Respandems : 5+a1’e of Chhamsgarh & anofher Singte Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Jus'rice Safish K. Agniho‘tri. Mr. Somkanf Verma, AdvocaTe for The petitioner. Ms./5unim Jain, Panel Lawyer for The 51a+e/responden+s. O R D E R (Passed on fhis 23’“ Day of February, 2007) Learned counsel appearing for The pe'rifioner submifs +ha1’ fhe pe'rifioner is working as Lecfufer (Chemistry) in fhe Governmen'r Higher Secondary SchooL Jamul, Disfricf-Durg; The‘pefi'rioner obfained B. Ed. Examination certificate on 29.06.1991, on his own. expenses. Learned counsel appearing for. +he pe'ri‘rioner submi‘ts +ha1 ‘i'he question involved, herein aslo whel'her the leather, who ob'rained B. Edi Examinalion Certificm‘e on his own expenses is enfil'led f0 mo advance increments. According to learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to two advance increments in view of the decision of this Court in the case of Vashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Durg and another {2006 (H) MPJR-CG 96}. This Court in the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, w; burg and anofher (Supra), came +0 fhe canclusion 1ha+ 1he 'l'eachers, who had obfained B. Ed. /B.T.I. Examination Cerfificafe on Weir own expenses, are covered by “the circular dafed 24.12.98 issued by 1'he Sfafe Government of Madhya Pradesh. Learned counsel for The pefi‘l'ioner furTher- submits that the facts and question of law invoived in the present case are squarely covered by decision of this Court in the case of Vashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, burg 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, 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed in terms of the order passed in the case of Yashwant Kurnar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Durg and another (Supra), subject to verification of the fact as to whether the petitioner has acquired B. Ed. Examination Certificate on his own expenses as per the circulars dated 24.12.1998 6i 1.3.1999 and further whether he has been paid two advance increments or not. No order as to costs. l l Sd/- lSatish K.Agnihotri s l Judge Subhash