F BENKI cr c . ^'(Oy L^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH W.P.(S) No. 1-2QW- ^o \ ( PETITIONER Smt. Hemlata Chauhan W/o Shri N. S. Chauhan, Aged about 54 years, Occupation - Upper Division Teacher, Pt. Javahar Lal Nehru Hir. Sec. School New Khursipar Bhilai Distt. Durg (CG). RESPONDENTS VERSUS ...-• 1 -^^s^ .^S^tS^"" ^^^" QSi State of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Secretary, School Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) Joint Director, Accounts, Treasury and Pension, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer District Durg (CG) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION 6F INDIA Gowri HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) N0.48 OF 2011 PETITIONER Smt. Hemlata Chauhan RESPONDENTS Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Others (Writ Petition underArticle 226 ofthe Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present:- Shri Vipin Tiwari, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri A.V. Sridhar, Panel Lawyerforthe State. ORDER (ORAL) (Passed onthis 7* day ofJanuary,.2011) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is entitled to benefit of two advance increments on account of having passed B.Ed. examination before her appointment at her own cost. It is submitted that the issue involved in the present petition is no longer res integra and the same has been finally decided by the Supreme Court in Asha Saxena v. State of M.P. & Ors.1. 2. It is further submitted that this Court has also taken a similar view in its order dated 6-2-2009 passed in W.P. (S) No.6257 of 2008. Learned counsel further submits that the order dated 29-4-2010 passed in W.A.No.124 of 2009 wherein relying upon thejudgment of the Supreme Court in Asha Saxena (supra) and the order passed by this Court in another W.A.No.87 of 2009, directions have been issued for consideration of the case for grant of two advance increments as per the circular dated 21-9-1-874 issued by the State of Madhya Pradesh, after verification ofthe facts pleaded in the petition. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the case of the petitioner would also be considered on the same lines. 4. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to decide the claim of the petitioner for grant of two advance increments as per the circular dated 21-9-1974 issued by the State of Madhya Pradesh after verification of the facts pleaded in the petition within a period of 8 weeks from today. \^ Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ' 2009 (III) MPJR (SC) 59