@ V ‘ APPLICANT’S (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Sharda Prasad Tiwari S/o Shri RamKrishna aged about 35 years AssistantTeacher, State Higher Secondary School, Rajnandgaon. Sunil Bhagwat S/o Shri B.P.Bhagwat aged about 35 years Assistant Teacher State Higher Secondary school,Rajnandgaon Yogdas Sahu S/o Shri G.D.Sahu aged about 37 years, Assistant Teacher, State Higher Secondary School,Rajnandgaon. Smt. Tajinder Gill W/o Surendra Pal Singh Gill aged 40 years, Assistant Teacher,State Higher Secondary school Rajnandgaon. Ranvij ay Pratap Singh S/o RamNarayan Singh aged about 40 years, Assistant Teacher Pyare Lal Higher Secondary School,Rajnandgaon Praveen Kurnar S/oGovind prasad Mishra aged abot 27 years Balak Prathmik Shala Dila-pahri, Rajnandgaon. Bije’lal Sahu S/o Shri Saheb Ram Sahu - aged about 35 years, Kanya Prathmik Shala School, Dilapahri- Rajnandgaon. Pyare Singh Rajput S/o Darbar Singh Rajput aged about 38 years, Assistant Teacher,Balak Prathmik Shala—Dilapahri,Rajnandgaon. Nirmal KumarAgrawal S/o Mool chand Agrawal aged about 3 5 years,Block Education Officer Rajnandgaon. (8) ’ (9) IN THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENCH AT RAIPUR wWE O.A.NO..............OF 2002 (1 0) Panna Lal Janghel S/o Motiram Janghel aged about 45 years Assistant Teacher, Pyare Lal H.Secondary School, Rajnandgaon (11) Karim Bux Qureshi S/o Shri Lal Sahab aged about 51 years Assistant Teacher Balak Prathmik Shala,No.4 Tulsipur, Rajnandgaon VERSUS NON— APPLICANTS: (1) State Government ofChhattisgarh Through - Secretary School Education Department, Mantralaya Bhawan Raipur(Chhattisgarh) (2) District Education Officer, Rajnandgaon ( Chhattisgarh) (3) Sankul Principal,Centre -State Higher Secondary School RajnandgaonDistrict - Rajnandgaon (C.G.) APPLICATION U/s 19 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 198% W _ 7 HIGH COURT OF CHHAmséARH AT BILASPUR w. P. (5) No. 4647 of 2005 w. P. (5) No. 4780 of 2005 Pefi‘l’ioners : Rajendm Lul Vadav and anefher Versus Responden‘rs: 5+a+e Governmeni’ of Chhaf‘fisgarh 6x ofhers And W. P. (5) No. 4781 of 2005 Pe'fi1’ioners : §Iardq Prusad Tiwari 64 o‘H‘Iers Versus Respondenfs: 5m+e Governmenf of Chha+fisgarh £4 o'rhers Sing'e Bench: Hon'ble Mr‘ Jus‘Hce safish K. Agnihofr'i. Presen'r: Shri Anand Shukh, Advoca're for ‘H'Ie Pefi'rioner(s). Smf. Anju Ahuja, Depufy Gqvernmem Advocate for The ‘ Sfnfe/respondenfs. ORDER (Pa€S?d.an 15*” day of December, 2006) 1. The pe‘fi‘fioners are working as Assisfan‘i' Teachers in The governmen'f schools. In fhe course of +heir services as Assis+an+ Teachers, 'l'he pefifioners have ob‘rained B.Ed./ B‘Tl. examinahon cer'rifica‘fes on Their own expenses‘before 1.3.1999. Pefi'rioner Lnxman Lal Pa! Versus Responden'rs: S+a+e Governmenf of Chhaf‘tisgm‘h & what's 4* Wri'r Pe'rifion (5) No.s 4647/2005, 4780/2005 and 4781/2005 are being disposed of by 1'his common order as 'rhe fac‘fs and quesfian of Iaw involved in These peTiiions are common. According fo learned counsei for ‘H'ie pe‘l‘ifioners, The pe‘rH’ioners are en'rifled +0 fwo advance incremenfs in view of fhe decision of his Courf in fine case of Vashwanf Kumar Bharadwaj- Vs. Municipal Corporafion. Durg and anoi’her {2006 (II) MPJR-CG 96}. This Courf in fine case of Vasl'iwan'i Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corpora‘i'ion, Durg and anoi’her (Supra), came +0 fhe conclusion fha‘i’ ‘H'ie feachers, who had obfained B. Ed./B.T.I. Examinafion Cer‘iifica‘i'e on fheir own expenses, are covered by +he circular dafed 2412.98 (Annexure P/7) issued by fhe Sfa'ie Governmenf of Madhya Pradesh. Fur‘fher in fhe maffer of Smf. Manorama Shrivas‘rava Vs. S'i'o‘l’e of MP. and ofhers { 2000 (1) M.P.L.5.R. 136 } 1’he Madhya Pradesh Sfa‘i'e Adminisfra‘rive Tribunal, Gwalior Bench, while considering fhe circular da'ied 1.3.1999 Wherein, if is provided fhai' the Assisfan'l‘ Teachers, who have acquired B. Ed. degree a? 'i'heir own cos‘l' befween 23.10.1964vand 7.5.1973 shall be en'i‘i'i'led 1'o fwo advance incremen'rs, relied on decision in The case of Rakesh Kumar Shrivasi'ava Vs. Sfafe of MP. & o'i’hers passed in 0A. No. 1632/99, decided on 12.10.1999 wherein if is observed +ha+ fhe circular dafed 1.3.1999 cunno'f be made applicable refrospecfively. Thus, ai'rea‘cher, may be Assis‘ran‘r Teacher, who has ob'i'ained B. Ed. degree before 1.3.1999 is enfi‘Hed +0 'fwo advance incremen‘l's. If is poinfed om by learned counsel appearing for fhe pefi‘iioners fha'r fhe fhen Sfa‘re of Madhya Pradesh had filed a Special Leave Pefifion againsf +he orders passed by 1'he Tribunal and 1'he Hon'ble Supreme Cour‘i’ dismissed Special Leave Pe+i+ion No. 1999/2000 filed against 'rhe order of fhe Tribunal. Therefore, ihe direc'i'ion +o 'i’he @D effec+ fha‘f the circukn- dafed 1.3.1999 cannqf'be made applicabie refrospecfively, passed by +he TribunaL becomes firm! and The same shuH be npp‘icable 10 a” *he Assis+un+ Tadchers who have obtained B. Ed./B.T.I. examinafion cer‘rificm'e before 1.3.1999. If Vis furfher submn‘l'ia‘fed by u circular dafed 17.10.2003 issued by fhe presem Sfa‘te of Madhyo Pradesh wherein the circukxr dearly sfqfes abouf The decision of +he Supreme Court “E:v Learned counsei for ihe pe‘iifioners furfher submii's 'rha'i‘ fhe fads and quesfion of iaw invoived in +he presenf ca5e are squareiy covered by decision of 1his Cour-f in +he case of Vashwan‘i' Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipai Corporation, Burg and anofher (Supra), fa which iearned counsei appearing for fhe respondeni's fairly concedes and agrees wi‘i'h fhe avermen'i made by iearned counsel appearing for The pefi'rioners. 7. Accordingly, fhe writ pefi‘fions are allowed in ferms of fhe order passed in ‘I‘ne case of Yashwanf Kurnar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporah‘on, Burg and ano'iher (Supra), subject 1’0 verifica‘l’ion of fhe facf as +0 whefher fhe pefifioners have acquired B.Ed./B.T.I. Examination Cerfificafe on fheir own expenses as per fhe circulars da‘i'ed 24.12.1998 and 13.1999 and further whe'iher fhey have been paid Mo advance incremenfs or not No order as +0 cosfs. 5 8. A copy’of fhis order be placed on record in connecfed ma‘Hers. Sill- Sau'sh K. Agnihoui Judge Subhash