<y^} 00 IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P. fSl No. ^ f t-1 / 20 07 PETITIONER \s.¥<..-^ Y\"vc^' "w^y /./.^ ^£ff° y:y ?" ^ uy 8 .^' ^.•*' <•" ..y i^" '&hridhar Pandey S/5-. Shri Gorakhnath Pandey Aged about 39^years Post- Lower Division Teacher, R/o. Village -Sanwarapal, Tahsil Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS '^ •>« State of Chhattisgarh Through : Secretary Department of Education Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer, Bastar, District Bastar (C.G.) Block Education Officer Block-Bastar (^^l^^U^ District-Bastar (C.G.) WRIT PETITION U/A 226/27^ OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOI^ ISSUANCE OF WRITS IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS AND CERTIORARI AND FOR OTHER SUITABLE WRITS AN DJ3IRECTIO NS F HI6H COURT OF CHHATTtSSARH AT BILAS'UR W. P. (S) No. 914 of 2007 Petitioner Shridhar Pandey Versus Respondents State of Chhatt-isgarh & others Singie Bench; Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotri. Ms. Scngeeta Mishra, Advocnte for the Petitioner. '. Satish Sup-ta, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the respondents/State. OR&ER (Passsd on this 15th doy of February, 2007) 1. The petitioner is working as Assistant Teacher in •the government school. In the course of his service as Assis-tant Teacher. the petitioner has oblwined B.Ed. Examination Certificate on his own expenses in the year 1994. 2. Lsamed counsel appearing for the petitioner aibmits that the question involved, herein asto whether the teacher, who obtained B.Ed, Examination Certificate on his own expenses, is entitled to two advsmce increments. 3. According to leamed counse! for the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to two advance increments in view of 1+ie decision of this Court- in the case of Vaslwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipat Corporotion. Dui^ and another {2006 CFE) A JR-CS 96}. This Court in the case of Yashwont Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Durg omd cmother (&ipro), came to the conclusion that the teachers, who had obtamed B. Ed. /B.T.I. Examincition Certificate on their own expenses, are covered by the circular dated 24.12.98 (Annexure P/7) issued by the State &?vemment of Madhya PradeA. 4. Leamed counsel for the petitioner further submits that the facts and question of law involved in the present case are squarely covered by decision of •Hiis Court in the case of yoshwant Kumar Bharadwty Vs. Municipa! Corporation. burg and another (&ipra), to which tearned counsel appearing for Itie rsapondents fairly concedes and agrees with the averment made by leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is ailowed in terms of +he order passed in the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharodwaj Vs. Corporation, Dupg and another (Supra). subject to verification of the fact as to whether the petitioner has acquired B. Ed. Examination Certificate on his own e?q)enses as per the circutars dated 24.12.1998 & 1.3.1999 and further whether he has been paid two advance increments or not. No order as to costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Bablu .^^::^'-