IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR (C.G_.1 WP (SlNo é+35 [2006 ’ Suresh Kumar Mankar S/o Shri B.S.Markam Aged about 36 ye Asst. Teacha, Prathmik Shala Dhahora, Vikas Khand Kawardha, Block — Kawardha, Distt— Kabirdham (C.G.) Petitioner : Versus Resgondents : / . School Education Department, Mantralaya D .K. S. Bhawan axS, / WRIT PETITION UNDER SECTIQN 226 CONSTITUTION OF INDIA /% OFTg7IE K 1 State of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretaly ////1 / 0?; Ralpur (C.G.) 0" 2, District Education Officer, «s43 /N /' Kawardha, Dlstmct— . . Kablrdham . % e 0‘ $\\)( ( C . G . ) "(/b HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR w. P. (5) No. 6786 of 2006 Pe‘l'ifioner : " Suresh Kumar Mankur Versus Respondenfs: 5+a+e of Chhaffisgar-h 6x anoiher W. P. (5) No. 6787 of 2006 Pe'mioner : Lula Ram Sahu Versus Responderrts: S+a+e of Chhaf‘risgarh & anofher w. P. (s) No. 6783 of 2006 Pe‘ti'l’ioner : Radhe Shyam Rangari Versus Responden+s: Sm'fe of Chhaffisgarh & anofher And W. P. (5) No. 6790 of 2006 Pe'ri‘rioner : Mahadn Kumar Khurana Versus Respondenfs : Sfa're of Chhaffisgarh & ano‘fher Single Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Jus'rioe Safish‘K. Agnihotri. Preset-rt: gori Deepak Jain, Advoca're for fhe Pefi‘rioner(s). Ms. Suni'm Jain, Panel Lawyer for- +he Sfafe/respondenfs. ORDER (Passed on 13*“ day of December, 2006) The pe*i1'ioners are working as Assisfonf Teachers in ‘rhe governmen'f schools. In fhe course of fheir services as Assisfanf Teachers, +he pefi‘rioners have ob‘rained B.Ed./ B.T.I. examination cerfifico'l’es on fheir own expenses before 1.3.1999. @ Wri'r Pe‘rifion (S) No.5 6786/2006, 6787/2006, 6788/2006 and 6790/2006 are being disposed of by 111is common order as 'rhe fac1s and quesfion of law involved in 1hese pe+i+ions are common. According to learned counsel for fhe pe‘l'i‘lioners,"ll1e pe'l’i'l'ioners are enTiTled To Two advance incremenTs in view of The decision of This Courf in lhe case of Yoshwon'l Kumor Bharudwoj Vs. Municipal Corpora‘fion‘ Durq and another {2006 (II) MPJ'R-CG 96}. This Cour'l’ in fhe case of Yashwan'l Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Durg and anol'her (Supra), came lo flue conclusion fhal ‘H‘ie “leachers, who had obtained B. Ed./B.T.I. Examinalion Cerlifica'fe on 1heir own expenses, are covered by +he circular dafed 24.12.98 (Annexure P/7) issued by The Slal'e Governmen'l of Madhya Pradesh. «w Furiher in fhe maffer of Sm‘l'. Manorama Shrivas‘lava Vs. Sfa'fe of MP. and o‘l‘hers { 2000 (1) M.P.L.5.R. 136 } ‘l'he Madhya Pradesh Sfa'le Adminis‘l'ra'l'ive Tribunal, Gwalior Bench, “mile considering The circular da‘l’ed 1.3.1999 wherein, if is provided +ha'r +he Assisfan'l' Teachers, who have acquired B. Ed. idegree a‘l Their own cos‘l be'l’ween o. 23.10.1964 and 7.5.1973 shall be en‘li‘l'led fo fwo advance incremenls, relied on decision in the case of Rakesh Kumar Swivasfava Vs. Stafe of MP. 6i o'l'hers passed in O.A. No. 1632/99, decided on 12.10.1999 wherein if is observed fha‘l fhe circular dafed 1.3.1999 cannoi' be made applicable re'l‘rospecfively. Thus, a feacher, may be Assis'lan'l' Teacher, who has obfained B. Ed. degree before 1.3.1999 is enfifled fo fwo advance incremen'l's. If is poinl’ed ouf by learned counsel appearing for.'lhe pefifioners fhaf ‘l'he 'lhen S'l'afe of Madhya Pradesh had filed a Special Leave Pefi‘l’ion against ‘lhe orders passed by fhe Tribunal and ‘l'he Hon'ble 5upreme Court dismissed Special leave Petition No. 1999/2000 filed against 'l‘he order of The Tribunal. Therefore, The direcTion To The @ effecf 111w fhe ciréuhr dafed 1.3.1999 cunnof be made appHcabIe retrospecfively, passed by The Tribunai, becomes final and fhe same shall be applicable to all 1he Assisfanf Teachers who have obfained B. Ed./B.T.I. examina'lion oer‘fifica‘le before 1.3.1999. I'l' is further subsl'an‘riafed by a circular dafed 17.10.2003 issued by fhe presen? 51'a1’e of Madhya Pradesh wherein +he circular- clearly sfafes aboul ‘l’he decision of ‘l'he Supreme Cour'f. 6. learned counsel for 'l'he pefi‘iioners furfher submi‘l‘s fhaf ‘l'he fac'l's and ques'rion of law involved in The presen'r case are squarely covered by decision of fhis Cour-f in 'rhe case of Yashwan'l' Kumar Bharadwqj Vs. Municipal Corpora‘iion, Durg and ano‘l'her (Supra), +0 which learned counsel appearing for fhe respondenfs fairly concedes and agrees wi‘lh ‘l’he avermenf made by learned counsel appearing for The pefi'rioners. Accordingly, 'l‘he wrif pe'li‘rions are allowed in ‘l'erms of fhe order passed in fhe case of Vashwanf Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corpora'rion, Durg and ano'l’her (Supra), subjecf 1'0 verifica‘rion of fhe fad as 1o whether 1he pe'ri‘rioners have acquired B. Ed./B.T.I. Examination Cerfificafe on fheir own expenses as per fhe circulars dafed 24.12.1998 and 1.3.1999 and fur'lher whe'l'her +hey have been paid fwo advance increments or not No order as +0 cos‘fs. 8. A copy of 'l’his order be placed on record in connec‘l'ed ma‘Hers. Sd/- I‘Satish K.Agnihotri Judge l L