U&S^S ierais| Q) C^^-^^ '.P.(S) No. Gg 7^ / K^-' \°)^'\^ /< 1. Hemant Kumar Ratre, S/o. Shri f 38 years, Assistant Teacher, aDOui iutiy sissistant !r. Sec. Schooi swaaarh. Distt.. ^ /' 3. isaarh 8; Qther Chhattisgarh District E( ;tion ication Officer. jgir-Champa (C.G.) &B, 't*^'^.»? HI6H COURT OF WHATTLS6AW AT BILASPUR W.P.(S)No.875of 2007 Petitioners Respondents Petitioners Dhani Ram Banjare and o1+iers Versus Respondents : State of Chhott-isgnrh & others W. P. (5)No. 876 of 2007 Petitioners : Hemcnt l&imar Rotre and onother Versus Stdte of ChhatMs9arh & o-thers And W.P.f5)No.887of 2007 Birbal Prasad Sonwoni ond others Versus Respondents : State of Chhattisgarh A others Single Bench: Hon'bte Mr. Justice Satish K. Agrfhotri. Mr. Anil Singh Rajput, Advocate for the Petitioners. Ms. Deepali Pandey, Panel hwyer for +he State/respondents. ORDER (Pcssed on this 14* doy of February, 2007) 1. The petitioners are working as Assistant Teachers m 1+ie govemment school. In the course of their ^rvices as Assistant Teachers, the petitioners hwe obtained B.T.I. Examination Cert-ificates on their own expenses before 1.3.1999. 2. Leamed counsel oppearing for the petitioners submits +hat the question invohfed, herein asto whether the teachers, who obtnined B.T.I. Examination Cert-ificates on -their own expensas, are entitled to two odvonce increments. _^=====- w. 3. Accordmg to teamed counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners ore entitled to two advance increments in view of •the decision of this Court in the case of Vashwant Kumar Bharodwaj Vs. Municipul Corporntion. Durg and another {2006 CEI) MPJR-C6 96}. This Court m -the case of yashwmt Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, t)urg and another (Supra), came to the conclusion that +he teadiers, who had obtdmed B. Ed. /B.T.I. Examination CerTificate on their own e^aenses, are covered by the circuhr dated 24.12.98 (Annexure P/7) issued by the State Sovemment of Madhya Pradesh. 4. Leamed counsel for •the petitioners furHier submits that the facts and question of law involved in the present case are squarely covered by decision of this Court- in the case of yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporotion, burg and anothw (Supro), to which leamed counsel qipearing for the respondents •fairty concedes ond agrees with the averment made by leamed counsel oppearmg for the petitioners. 5. Accordmgly, the writ petition is allowed in terms of the order passed in -the case of yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporution. Durg and another (Supra), subject to verification of the fact as to whether the petitioners have acquired B.T.I. Examination Cert-ificates on their ovm expenses os per the circukirs dated 24.12.1998 & 1.3.1999 ond furt-her whether -they have been paid two advonce increments or not. No order as to costs. 6. A copy of this order be placed on record in connected writ petitions. Bablu Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge