S.gai—uai as^ y 't^ -.•':. IN THE HKM COURI OF C JSGKKH !S BILfSPVR, PETTriONER -^y'i ^.••'\, s'*-'- y^^ ^;^y'~ <?.- ^.^ '< i'••'.^ RESPONDENTS .('••iil^i':li W^:f^t:'l"~W^-SSTi^l:I^!»^^%ffi^^^;3S®SE^?''"^^-?SS3i3 WRIT PETITION N0. ?.°?:3,/04(SB) . ^Smt.Madhari Sharma* aged about '2) 45 yearst W/o. Shri Ashok Shanna , Ass.tt, Teacher, Prlmary Oirls Sctool at Panchsheel Nagar; R/o. House no« 55» Mohan Nagar> P»0. and Distt. ourg ,( chhattlsgarh) « Smt. Anuradha Tamrakaffa aged about 43 years't W/6» Shri..P.Ia« Tamrakar Asstt. Teacher Prlmary School, Amapara* E>urg» R/o, ShanKar Nagar» P«0. and Distt. Durg (C«G.). smt. Eli^beth peter» aged atoout 45 years> W/o» Shushil peter, Ass'tt. Teacher* Primary Sirls Schooli Panchsheea; Nagar, Burg, R/o» Karamchari Nagar. P.0. & Dl.stte Burg» (chhattisgarh). Smt. ©hanwantarj.Manikpur, agea atout 55 y®ars»W/o. R.D» Manikpuri, Asstt. Teaeher, primary School, A(napara» Durg, R/o. Pelsalpara» P.0. and Distt. Burg» (chlhatti sgarh) Smt« pyarl Bai Sahu». aged about 46 years» W/Oo M.D» Sahu, Assfet. Teaeher* Primary School Anapara* Durg, R/o. Gayanagar, P <0. & Distt. Burg> (chhattlsgarh). V E R S U S s/1) Tte State of chhatftisgarh, through SeGretary, Sehodl Education Departmenfc* Mantralay* BKS Bhawan, P.0. & Disttj. ®alBU.r. contka.,.. 2.'. .'{^jSgl 'SWSSiS'S^SSSiSf'rs^sfssss^s-'^^^^^^^ -'ttl. ^w 2)/ The" D.i.strict Eaucation Department, Durg,P.O. and Bistt. Burg, (Chha-ttisgarh) . .^. PETI'ETON UNE1ER ARTICI.E 226/227 OF THE GQNS'ritUTION FOR ZSSUANCE OF A.WRIT OF M.ANDAMt® ANB CERTIORARI. AND. ANY OTHER WR3T/@RDER/DIREgTION. HIGH COUJCT OF GHHATTISQARH AT BILASPUR W. P. No.3023 of2004 ^ Petitmaers : Smt. MaiihiiriSharma & ofhters Versus Respoudeuts : State ofChhattisgarh & ofhers Single Bencli; Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihota-i. Present: Shri B.R. Ghosh, Advocate forthe Petitioners. Shri Satish Gupta Deputy Govenunent Advocate for ttie Stete/respondeuts. ORDER (9thNovcmber, 2006) 1. Leamed counsel appearuug for fhe petitipners submits fhat the petitioner No. 3 and 5 are not iiiterested to pursue fhe inafter aad as such their Gases may be dismissed as not pressed. 2. The petitioner No. 1 Smt. MafUiuriSIiaratta, petltioner No. 2 Sint. AnuTadha Tamiakar and petitioner No. 4 Sint Dhanwautari Manikpur are workixig as Assistaat Teachers in the govenunent schools. In the course offlieirseryicesasAssistant TeacherS, they have obtamed B. Ed../B.T.I. exainination certificates on fheir own expenses before 1.3.1999. 3. Accordiag to learaed counsel for the petitionera, fhe petittoneis are entifled to two advance iacreinents ia view of the deeisioa of fhis Court ia the case 6f Yashwant Kuniar Bharadwai Vs. Muiucipal Corporation, Dui^: and another {2006 (II) MPJR-CG 96), Tbis Court iu the case of Yashwant Kuuiar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corpoiation, Dui^aad another(Supra), cauie to fhe conclusion that fhe teachers, who had obtained B, Ed./B.T.I. Exaauuation Certificate on theirown experises, are covered by tfa.e ciTculardated 24.12.98 issuedbythe State Goverainent of Madhya Pradesti. 4. Furtheriii-theniatterofSiD.t.Manoiaiaa-Shri.vastavaVs.Stateof M.P. and othera { 2000^ Wt.P.L.S.R. 136 ) the Madhya Pradesh State Adnuiustrative Tribunal, GwaUor Bench, white considering the circular dated 1.3.1999 wUereia, jt is'-providedithafthe Assistant Teachers, who faave acquired B. Ed. degree atifUeir own - cost belween 23.10.1964 and 7.5.1973 sliall be entitled to two advance ^incremeuts, rclied on decision ia the case of Rakesh Kuinar ShrivastavaVs. State ofM.P. & others passed in O.A. No. 1632/99, decidedou 12.10.1999 wherem it is observed that the circulardated 1.3.1999 cannotbe inade applicable retrospectiyely. Thus, a teacher, uiay be Assislant Teacher, who has obtained B.Ed. degree bcfore 1.3.1999 is eiititled to two advauce increineuts. It is pointed out by leaTiied counsel appearing for the petitioners fhat ftie then State of Madhya Pradesh hfld filed a Special Leave ftetidon against the orders passed by the Tribiuial aad the Hou'ble Supreme Court dismissed Special Leave Petition No. 1999/2000 fijed against fhe prder ofthe Tnbunal. Therefore, fhc direction to the effect that the circular dat^d 1.3.1999 cannot be made appUcable retrospectively, passed by the Trifaunal, becomes final aad thesame shaU be appUcable to all the AssistantTeachera who have obtained B. Ed./B.T.I. exainination certificate before 1.3.1999. It is further substantiated by a circular dated 17.10.2003 issued by fhe present State of Madhya Pradesh whereia the ciiciilar ctearly states about the decraioa of the Supreme Court. Learaed coiinsel for the petitioners further submits that the facts and questiou of law iavolved jn the present case are squarefy covered by decision of this Court io. the case of Yashwaat Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Muiucipal Cprppration, Durg aad another (Supra), to which leamed counsel appearing for the respondents fairty coucedes aad agrees with the avennent made by learued couasel appeariug for the petitibners. Accordingly, this writ petition, iu regard to the petttiouer No. 1, 2 and 4, is allowed ia tenns of the order passed in fUe case of Yashwaut Kiunar BUaiadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporatkin, Durg and another (Supra), subject to verification of the fect as to whether the petitioaers have acquired B. Ed./B.T.I Exainiaation GertiGcate on thcinqffn expeuses ^^ per the-ciiculars dated 24.12.1998 and 1.3.1999 andfurfheE-whefher they have been pajd two advaace iacrenients or not No oider as to costs. IBablu Sd/- SatishK.Agnifaotri Judge