il? S'""; C^!^V Z— IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH W.P.(S1 N0. •ySi-(° / 2006 Petitioner y^ ^^^ ^y/ y o^- '^>- ^?'i ^-' ^ Smt. Renu Bala Diamond, W/o. Shri R.K. Diamond, Aged about 44 years, Upper Division Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School Jamnipali, N.T.P.C. Korba Distt. - Korba (C.G.) VERSUS Respondent's .<r^' -"r: 4' f^l^ r' ^ : ' 1 ^. ^ ^:::'.:^^.:^;^. ^ ^/11^s:\ '•'ss^sBKr yf~"'y' '"•^s'"?^' State of Chhattisgarh & Others Through- The Secretary, Department of School Education D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer, Distt. - Korba (C.G.) Asstt. Commissioner Tribal Welfare Department, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) Block Education Officer, Katghora, 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 THE MATTER. 1. Particulars of the petition As per cause title ^^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (s) No. 5838 of 2006 ' Retitmner : Sint Ptabha Mahobia Vcraus Respondeats : StatcofChhattisgarh&ofhert PetitkMicr Rcspondcnts Petitioner Respondents Pfefitioncr Respondents Pfctitioner Respondcnts W. P. (sl No. 5839of2006 Vereus Smt Saiojini Uike State of ChhattisgaA & othefB W. P. fs) No. 5840 of 2006 Petitioner : Smt Renu Bala Diainond Vcraus Respoadents : StatepfChhattisgarh&otfaera W. P. fo) No. 5841 of2006 Baiii Bilas Shanna Vcraus State ofChhatti^aA & othera W. P. fel No. 5842 of2006 Stat Archna Shafma Versus State ofChliattisgarh & othera W. P. fet No. 5843 of2006 Vcrsiis And Snit Aiuina Bhattachaiya 1 State ofChhattisgaA & othera W. P. fol No. 5850 of2006 Petitwner : SintKrishnaMandal Veraus Rcspondents : State ofChhattis^A & ofhers GUngle Bendi: Hon'bk Mr. Justfcc Sirtteh K. AgnUlotri. Shri Anil Siagh^Rajput, Advocatc for tfac Petitioncrs. , Shri Utkarsh Venna, Govt Advocate for fhc State/respondents. ORDER (30th October, 2006) rz- The pctitioners are woridng as Assistant Tcacticrs/Upper Division Teachers in the goiveinmeat schools.. In the ooiuse of their senriocs as Assistant Teachers/Upper Division Teachcrs, tfae pctitioDers have obtained B. Ed. cxamination ccrtificates on fhcu- own expcnses before 1.3.1999. Writ Pttition (S) No.s 5838/2006, 5839/2006, 5840/2006, 5841/2006, 5842/2006, 5843/2006 and 5850/2006 an being disposed ofbyltoiscoininonoideras the facts aad question oflaw involved in these petitfons are cominon. Accoiding to leamed counscl for fhe pctitioners, ,the pctitioners are entifled to two advaace mcreinente in view of fhe decision of fhis Court in fhe casc of Yashwant Kumar Bhaxadwai Vs. Muaicuial CorDorBtion. Dure and anofher {2006 (II) MPJR-CG 96}. This Court in the case of Yashwaat Kunaar Bharadwaj Vs. Munxapal Corpoiation, Durg and another (Supr^, camc to fhe conchiskm fhat fbe tcachers, who had obtained B. Ed. Exammat»nCertificate on their own expeascs, are covcred by thc circular dated 24.12.98 (Annexure P/l) issucd by tfac Stote Gcwcnuaent 6f Madhya Pradesh. Furtfaer in the mattjer of Smt. Manorama Shrivastava Vs. State of M.P. and ofhera { ^pOO (1) M.P.L.S.R. 136 } thc Madhya Pradcsh State Administrative Tribiinal, GwaUor Bench, wlffle consideru^ thc circular datcd 1.3.1999 wherein, it is provided that fhe Assisteat Tcachera, who havc acquircd B. Ed. degree at their own cost between 23.10.1964 and 7.5.1973 ahaU be entifled to two advance iiicrenientS, reUcd on dccision ia the case of REdsesIi Kumar Shrivastava Vs. State of M.P. & others passcd in O.A. No. 1632/99, decided on 12.10.1999 wherein it is obseived fhat the circular dated 1.3.1999 caxawt bc made appUcablc refacospcctivefy. Thus, a teacher, saay be Assistaut Teacher, who has obtanacd B. Ed. degree before l.3.1999 is eutiflcd to two advance incrcincnts. H 1s pointed out by learaed counsd appeaim% for the pctitMHere that the then State of Madhya Pradesh had filed a Special Leave ^ 6. Petitmn against thc oidera passed by the Tribunal and ttie Hon'bk Supreme Court dismissed Special Leave Pedtion No. 1999/2000 fifcd against the order of the TribunaL Thercfore, the directmn to tfae effect that the cucular dated 1.3.1999 caxinot be xnade applicablc retrospectivefy, passed by the Tribunal, becoincs fiital and fhe same shaU be q>plicable to afl fhe Assisttfnt Teachcre who havc obtained B. Ed. exainmation certificate bcfore 1.3.1999. It is furfher substantiated by a ciEciilar dated 17.10.2003 issued by the present State of Madhya Piadcsh whcrein the cucular cfearly atates about thc decision ofthe Supreme Court. Leamed counsel for the petitiofaera furfher submits fhat the facts and qucstion of law invohred in thc prescnt case are squarety covered by decasion of this Court in the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corpojration, Duig and another (SupBE^, to which teained couascl appeanag for fhc tespondents fairfy concedes and agrees willi the averment made by lemned counsel appearing for the petitionera. Accordingfy, thc writ petitioiis arc aBcwcd in tenas of the order passed ia thc case ofYashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Munidpal Corporation, Durg and anothcr (Supre^, subject to verificatipn of tfae feurf as to wiicthcr the petitkiners havc acquircd B. Ed. Exanunation Certificate on their own expenses as per thc circulars dated 24.12.1998 and 1.3.1999 and furfher whether they have beea paid two advance increments or iiot No order as to costs. Bafcfa 8. Acopyofthisoi?derl(jEplaccdoniccoFdmcoimectednBattera. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotn Judge /3