eiEsSCI F g,;ril»»-s- nSBT5- lt.Vi.VI. ^ c— / w, «;;-• "s. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P. fSl No. ^--7^9 /2006 PETITIONER ,*<<'fl ^^ ^' ^^>- ^•'"»^--"' _. /ilt^V^"' ^M'y^" RESPONDENTS 0-1 / f^~ ../ '^'•^.''^ '' f"','-i\ im ^Raja Ram Sahu S/o. Late Shri Aasha Ram Sahu Aged about 46 years Post- Assistant Teacher R/o. Village -Pahanda, Tahsil Berla, Distt. Durg (C.G.) VERSUS :1. State of Chhattisgarh Through ; Secretary Department of Education Mantral^ya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. District Education Officer, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) 3. Block Education Officer Block-Berla District-Durg(C.G.) WRIT PETITION U/A 226/277 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF WRITS IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS AND CERTIORARI AND FOR OTHER SUITABLE WRITS A N D DIRECTIONS •.^^^ss^^y/a'^iVsS^iy^^^^ <2^> HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (sl No. 5749 of 2006 Petitioner : Raja Ram Sahu Vcrsus Respondents' : State ot'Cbhattisgarh & ofheis Sia^e Beadi: Honlite Mr. Justtee QuOsh K. AjpUiotri. SIm H. S. Patcl, Advocate for thc Pctitioncr. Shri Ufkaish Venna, Govt Adwcate for the State/respondents. ORDER (27d> Octobcr, 2006) Lcaraed counscl appeam^ for fhe petjSiCHaes- subaiits that whfle working as Assistant Teacher, thc petitioner had gonc on tiaming to iinprovc his qualifcatuns oa his own cxpcnses and acquired B. Ed. Exammation Certificatc prurto 1.3.1999. According to leanaed couasel for the pctitioner, the petitioncr is entitted to Iwo advance incremcnts in vicw c'the decistei ofthis Court ia the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs^ MysacaBat Corporation, Durg aad another {2006 (II) MPJR-CG 96}. This Court in fhe case of Yashwaat Kunaar Bhaiadwaj Vs. Munteqial Corporation, Duqi aud another (Supr^, caine to fhfi conclusion that the teachers, who had obtained B. EA. /B.T.I. Bxammation Cerdficate on their own cxpenses, arc covered ly the circular dated 24.12.98 (Auncxure P/7) issiied by fhje State Qovenunent of Madhya Pradesh. Further in the inatter of Sint Manorama Shriwastava Vs. State of M.P. and othera { 2000 (l) M.P.L.S.R. 136 } the Madhya Piadesh State Ariministrative Tribunal, Gwalfor Bcnch, wbSe considering fhe eiicular dated 1.3.1999 whcrein, it is pnwtded that ttic Assistant Teachers, who have acquired B.Ed. degrec at their own cost between 23.10.1964 and 7.5.1973 shafl be entitlcd to two advance incremcnts, rcUed on decisfon in fhe case of Ratesh Kiimar Shrivastava Vs. State of M.P. & ofhers .passed in O.A.NO. -^ 1632/99, dccidcd on 12.10.1999 whciein it is obsenwd that the circular dated 1.3.1999 cannot be madc applicabte retiospectivety. Thus, a tcacher, inay be Assistant Tcacher, who has obtained B.Ed. degree bcfore l.3.1999 is entifled to.-two alvance increiaents. 4. rt is pointed out by tearacd eouasel appearing for the pctittoner fhat fhe fhen State of Madbya Pradesh had filcd a Sp«;ialLeave Petition against fhe oidera passed by the Tribuual and fhe Hon'bfe Supreinc Coi-ut disnusscd Special Leave Petitfon No. 1999/2000 f3ed agauast the oider of the Tribunal. Tticiefore, fbe dirEcfion to the eflfect fhat (he circular dated 1.3.1999 caniiot be made appUcable retrospectivety, passcd by the Tribunal, bccomes final and the same shaD bc applicabk to aD the Asstetant Tcachcis who bave obtained B.Ed./B.T.I. exainination certiEteate befoie 1.3.1999. It is ftirfher substantiated by a circutar dated 17.10.2003 fasued by the ptesenit State of Madhya Pradesh wheTein the cBicular clearfy states about the decision of fhe Supfemc Court. 5. Leamed counsel for the petitfoncr further subinits that thc facts aad question of law involwed in thc present case arc squarefy coivcred by decision of thfa Court in the case of Yashwant Kuniar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Dui'g and another (Supr^, to whfch learaed counscl appcaruig for the tespondents fanty cBDcedes and ^recs wifh fhe avcnncnt made by kamed coiinsel appearing for fhe petitioner. 6. Accordingty, fhe writ pctitioa is aDowed in tcruis of thc order passed iu fhc casc ofYashwant Kumar Bharalwq Vs. Mumcipal Corporation, Dui^ aiid aaotber (Supra^, subjcct to verificatioa of the fact as to whethcr the petitiDner has acquired B. Ed. Examjnatk>n Certificate on his own expen.ses and furthcr whethcr hc has bcen paid two edvaace mcrements or iiot No osder as to costs. — -— [*hakur Sd/- SatishK. Agnihotri Judge