KT c^^i^ ^ ^\'^ ^..^ s ryr^ ?F=^^uc^^-^f^? E !ii<t..i-i: ytNi»i'li rs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH W.P.(S) NO._S^^'2^/2006 Petitioner L^.'i. ^y'^' >^^^ " <L^' y^e Smt. Archna Sharma,." W/o. Shri B.B. Sharma, Agedabout 36 years, Asst. Teacher, Govt. Primary School Kerajhariya, Block-Pali, Distt. - Korba (C.G.) VERSUS Respondent's -^ ^'^ ^r^1 "^" 1. State of Chhattisgarh & Othersr Through- The Secretary, Department of School Education/ T.W.D. D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Commissioner Tribal Welfare . Department, Chhattisgarh Govt. Raipur 3. Asstt. Commissioner, Tribal Welfare Department, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) 4. Block Education Officer^ Pali, Distt.: Korba (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF SUITABLE WRIT, WRITS. DIRECTION ETC TO DO JUSTICE IN THE MATTER. -zj. HIGHGOURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BI1ASPUR W. P. (s) No. 5838 of2006 Petitioncr Respoitdents Petitkincr Rcspondaits Pctitioner Respondcnts Pfctitfaner Rcspondents Petitioner Respondeats Pfctitioner Respoadents Versus Snit Prabha Mahbbia Versus Statc df caihattisgarh & othera W. P. (d No. 5839 of3006 Smt Sarojmi Uike Versus State ofChhattisgarh & otfacrB W. P. (sl No. 5840 <rf 2006 Siat Rcnu Bala Diaxnoad Vtasus State ofChhattisjprfi & othera W. P. fslNo. 5841 of2006 Vtasus BaaiBilas Shanna Veraus Stote ofChhattisgarh & ofhera W.$>. (sl No; 5842 of2006 Siat Archna Sharma Versus State ofChhatdsgarh & ofhers W. P. (sl No. 5843 of2006 Sint Anuaa Bhattachaiya- Vcrsus State of CMiattisgaili & ofh s And W, P. (sl No. 5850 of2006 Petitioncr : Smt Krishna Mandal Veraus Rcspondcnts : StateofCUhattisgarii&ofhers SIa^e Bendi: Hon'ble Mr. Justicc Srtldi K. A^Uiotri. Shri Anil Singh Rajput, Advocate for the Petitioncrs. Shri Utkarah Verma, Govt Advocate for the State/respondehts. ORDER (30^ October, 2006) ^^^^ss. ^^ The petitk>ners axie wprking as Assistant Teachers/Upper Dwisioa Teachers in the govemmcnt schools. In the ooiurae of their aerwices as Assistant Tcacheis/Upper Division Teacheis, the pctitioners have obtained B. Ed. cxaminatina ccrti&cates on their cwnexpcnses bcfore 1.3.1999. ' Writ Ptetition (S) No.s 5838/2006, 5839/2006, 5840/2006, 5841/2006, 5842/2006, 5843/2006 and 5850/2006 are being disposed ofby this cominon oider as the facta and question of law involyed in these petitioiis are conunon. Aocording to kamed counsel for fhe pctitiDners, the pctitioiiers aie entifled to two advance mcicments in view of the decision of ttus Court in the case of Yariiwant Klunar Bharadwaj Va. Muiiicipal Corpomtion. Dure and anofher (2006 (H) MPJR-CO 96}. This Court in the 'case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corpoiatfon, Durg and another (Supn^, camc to fhe conclusioa fliat thc tcachcrs, who had obtamed B. Bd. Exaiumation Certificate on their own expdises, are covered by the cuctdar dated 24.12.98 (Annescure P/1) isaucd by fhe State Ckwemment ofMadhya Pradcsh. Furiher in the inatter of Smt. Manorania Shrivastava Vs. State of M.P. and o0»xs{ 2000 (1) M.P.L.S.R. 136 } tfae Madhya Pradcsh State Admmistrative Tribuaal, GwaUor Bcnch, whOe considcriB^ the circulardated l-3-1999 wherein, it is provided fhat ttie Assistant Teachers, who have acquired B. Ed. degree at fheir cwn oost bctween 23.10.1964 and 7.5.1973 shaU bc entitted to two advancc increments, relicd on decision in tfac casc of Rakcsh Kumar Shrivastava Vs. State of M.P. & ofhers passed iu O.A. No. 1632/99, decided oa 12.10.1999 whensm it is observed that the circular dated 1.3.1999 cannot be made applicablc rettospcctivety. Thus, a teacher, aiay be Assistant Teacher, who has obtaincd B. Ed. degree before 1.3.1999 is entttted to two advance incremcnts. It 1s polnted out by leamed counsel appearing for fhe pctitiDners that the fhen State of Madhya Pradesh had fijed a Special Lcave B= '-SS.S1^ ^^^SS^SfSt ^'Se'SSfSSSSxSS <2-"> petition against the orders passed by the Tribuxial and fhe Hon'ble Supreme Court disnussed Special Leave Pctition No. 1999/2000 fited a^iinst the Otder ofthe TribuuaL Thcrcfore, the direction to the efiect that fhe circular dated 1.3.1999 canaot bc inade appUcable retiospcttwefy, passcd by the Tribiuaal, becoacs final and fhe saiae shaU be appUcable to afl fhe AssistantTcachera who have obtained B. Ed. examination certfficate before 1.3.1999. It is ftuther substantiated by a circufar dated 17.10.2003 issiied by the present State of Madhya Pradeshwherem fhe ciroular clearty states about ttie decision offhe Supreme Court. Learaed counsel &r fhe petitioners fiirfher subinits fhat the feicts and question of fciw iuvohred ia fhe preacnt case aie squarety covered by decision oftfafa Court in the case ofYashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Muiiicipal Corporatk>n, Dvxg and anofher (Suprs^, to which feamed counscl appearing &r fhe rcspondcnts fairty concedes aad agrees wifh the avcnnent made by leamed counsd appearing for the petitioiicBS. K Accordingtyy the writ petitions are aflowcd in terms of thc order passed in thc case pfYashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporatfon, Durg and anofhcr(Supn^, subject to venficatioa of fhe fact as to wttether fhc pctitioners havc acquired B. Ed. E^canuaation Certificate on thcir own expenacs as per the ciroulars dated24.l2.1998 aod 1.3.1999 uul furfher whefher they ha»e been paid two advancc increinents or not No order aa to costs, Bablu 8. AcopyofthisoBderbeplacedonrecordinconnectedmatters. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotn Judge A ^w^'^-^s^.^^^