® s c^ \^. IN THE HON'BLE HIGhLCQURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR fC.G.) WRIT PETITION fS^ N0. ^3'^ OF 2011 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS ^^^ ^'••^••'•" ^.' ^ " • ; {(^^^ Mrs. Theodora N. Barde, W/o Nishi Raj Barde, aged about 54 years, Lecturer in English Government Higher Secondary School, Sargaon, District Bilaspur (C.G.) VERSUS State of Chhattisgarh, Through: the Secretary, School Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Block Education Officer, Bilha, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Treasury Officer, Treasury Account and Pension, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA B, Zfg) / «: HiGH^OURTOFCHHATTJSGARHATBiLA^^^ (Hon. Mr Justice Pritmker Dlwaker) W.P.(S)No. 4378 of 2011 Petltloner Mrs. Theodora N. Barde VERSUS Respondents State of Chhattisgarh and others Present: Shri Ashok Soni, counse! for the petitloner. Shri AV. Sridhar, PL for the State. .Q-RD_E^ (18.08.2011) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is entitled to benefit of two advance sncrements on account of he having passed B.Ed. examination in the year 1988 before his appolntment at his own cost. It is submitted that the issue invo!ved in the present petition is no tonger res integra and the same has been finally decided by the Hon'bie Supreme Court in the case of Asha Saxena vs. State of JVI.P. & Ors. 2009 (111) MPJR (SC) 59. 2. !t is further submitted that this Court has also taken a slmilar view in its prder dated 06.02.2009 passed in W.P.(S) No.6257/2008. Learned counset for the petitioner turther submits that in the order dated 29.04.2010 passed in Writ Appeal No. 124/2009, wherein relying upon thejudgment ofthe Supreme Court in the case of Asha Saxena (supra) and the order passed by this Court in another Writ Appeat No.87/2009, directions have been issued for consideration of the case for grant of two advance increments as per circular dated 13.09.1974 issued by the State of Madhya Pradesh after verification of the tacts pleaded in the petition. 3. Learned counse! for the State submits that the case of the petitioner would atso be considered on the same lines. /^ •.^/^ -^- 4. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to decide the claim of the petitioner for grant of two advance increments as per circular dated 13.09.1974 issued by the State of Madhya Pradesh after verification of tl?e facts pleaded in the petition within a period of four months from today. 5. tt is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case and the authority concerned wouid be at liberty to decide the same strictly in accordance with law_^, Priya Sd/- PritinkerDiwaker Judge