ve. Kijaii,i;,8 s- a-^ ]-ero IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR fC.G.V WRIT PETITION fSl N0. 713 /2007 PETITIONERS vS- ^•y \SM^ 'vsl^> •'-^y Pradeep KumarVenkatesh S/o^Shri K. S. Venkatesh, aged About 3^years, Assistant Teacher Primary School Kathora Salora (ka) Block Katghora, Dist. Korba Chhattisgarh ^ VERSUS RESPONDENTS l,./ State of Chhattisgarh 7 Through the Secretary Tribal Welfare Department D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh -./ f}\ 1'^f Secretary p.ni§chool Education Department G.8'" ' D.K.S. Bhawan,Mantralaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3.^CommissionerTribal Welfare Chhattisgarh Government D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh / .4. Block Development Education Officer, Block Katghora, Dist. Korba, Chhattisgarh /' WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF APPROPRIATE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS. CERTIORARI AND FOR ISSUANCE OF OTHER SUITABLE WRITS. DIRECTION OR DIRECTIONS. ORDER QRORDERS f^:?l HI6H COURT OF CHHATTESeARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (S)No. 913 of 2007 Petitioner Pradeep Kymar Ventntesh Versus Respondents State of Chhattisgarh & others Single Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agniholn. Mr. Amrito &as, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. &itidi &jpta, Dy. 6ovt. Adwcate for the reqiondents/State. PR&ER (Passed on thte 15th day of February, 2007) 1. The petitioner is working as Assistant Teacher in the govemment school. In the course of his ssrvice as Assistant Teocher. the petitioner has obtained B.Ed. Examination Cert-ificate on his own expenses "m the year 1995-96. 2. Leamed counsel appearmg for the petitioner submits that the question involved, herein asto whether the teacher, who obtoined B.Ed. Examination Certificate on his own expenses, is entitled to +wo advouica increments. 3. According to leamed coun^l for the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to two advance increments in view of the decision of this Court in 1he case of Yashwant Kunar Bharadwaj Vs. Munieipal Corporation. Durg and another {2(»6(11) MPJR-C6 96}. This Court in the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, &urg and another (Supra), came to the conclusion that the teachers, 3^ 1 "\ who had obtained 8. Ed. /B.T.I. Exnminntion Certificate on their own expenses, are eovered by the cir'cular dated 24.12.98 (Annexure P/7) issued by the State Sovernment of Atadhya Prodesh. Learned counss! for the petitioner further submits that the facts and question of law invotved in the present cass are squarely covered by decision of this Court- in the case of yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipat Corporotion, Durg and another (Supra), to which leamed counsel oppeoring for the respondents fairly cqncedes and agrees with the averment moide by learned counsel oppearing for the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed in terms of the order passed in the case of Vashwant Kumar Bharadwcy Vs. Municipal Corporation. burg and another (Supro), subject to verifieation of the fact as to whether the petitioner has acquired B. Ed. Examination Cert'ificate on his own expensesas per the circulars dated 24.12.1998 & 1.3.1999 csnd further whe-tfier he has been paid two advance increments or not. No order as to costs. Bablu Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge