("^o^Z^ IN THE HIGH CQURT^F CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.tSl N0.750/2007 PETITIONER l^ .p^^ ^'^^' -'^y fy~G^'' ^'.^' ^ ^^' RESPONDENTS •^ Smt. Victoria Rai (Now Sinha) W/o Shri Naven Kumar Rai,A6>£-t<y R/o Working as Post of Principal Govt. Medil School Jarhabhata, Sindhi Colony, Dist-Bilaspur (C.G.). VERSUS 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through:Secretary, Departinent of School Education, Mantralay D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur (C.G.). 2. Dist-Education Officer, Bilaspur (C.G.). PETITION UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF APPROPRIATEWMTS OF MANDAMUS AND CERTIORATI AND FOR OTHER SUITABLE WRITS AND DIRECTIONS:- -r' HI6H CQURT OF OUATTtSeARH AT BILASPUR W. P.f5)No. 930 of 2007 Petitioner : Smt. Victoria Rai (Now Sinha) Versus Re^ondents State of Chhattisgarh & another Single Bench: t-lon'ble Mr. Justice Satidi K. Agnihotri. Mr. Amit Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. Dipali Pandey, Panel L<»»yerfor the State/respondents. 1. OR&ER (Passed on this 20th Doy of Febrwty, 2007) / Leamed counsel oppearmg for the petitioner submits Ihat the petitioner is working as Upper Oivision Teacher. The petitioner hgs obtained B.Ed. Examination certificate in the year 1974, on his own expenses. 2. Leamed counsel qipearhig for the petitioner submits that the question involved, herein asto whether the teacher, who obtained B.Ed. Examination Cert'ificate on his own e^penses. is entitled to two actvance increments. 3. Accordmg to tearned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to two advouwe increments in view of the ctecision of This Court- in -the case of yashwant Kuinar BhwwAwy Va. Mi.nicipal Corporation. Durg and another {2006 01) MPJR-C6 96}. This Court- in the case of Yoshwant Kumar Bharadwcy Vs. Mimic^ial Corporation, Durg and another (Supra), came to the conclusion that the teadiers, ^ who had obtained B. Ed. /B.TJ. Exammation Certificate on their own expenses, are covered by the circular da-ted 24.12.98 issued by the State Sovemment of Madhya Pradesh. Leamed counsel for the petitioner further aibmits -that the focts and question of law involved in the present case are squarely covered by decision of this Court- in the case of yashwant Kumar Bharudwaj Vs. Mtinicipal Corporotion, &u"g and another (Supra), to which learned counsel appearing for the respondents fairly concedes cnid agrees with the averment made by letxmed counsel appearing for the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is atlowed m terms of the orderpaaed in -ttie case of Yashwant Kunar Mutradwey Vs. Nunicipal Corporotion, Durg and another (Supra), subject to verification of Ihe fact as to whether •the petitioner has acquired B.Ed. Examinatiwi Certificate on his own expenses as per the circutars dated 24.12.1998 & 1.3.1999and further whe-ther he has been paid two advance increments or not. No orderas to costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Subhash