HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR W.P.(S) NO.7058/201 1 Prasad Singh Pottam, S/o Shri Ram Lal Pottam, aged about 52, R/o Village Andi, Block Marwahi,‘ District Bilaspur (C.G.) PETITIONER Presently posted as Upper Division Teacher at Middle School Bishesara, Block Pendra, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Versus RE$PONDENTS The State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, School Education Department, DKS Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 District Education Officer, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 3 Block Education Officer, Block Pendra, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 Joint Director Accounts, Treasury and Pension, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance : Mr. Vijay Kumar Sahu, Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer for the state/respondents. ORAL ORDER (28.11.2011) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA_,_J. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is entitled to benefit of two advance increments on account of passing D.Ed. examination at own cost. He submits W.P.(S) NO.705812011 that the issue involved in the present petition is no ionger res integra and the same has been finaiiy decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Asha Saxena Vs. State ofM.P. & Others, 2009 (III) MPJR (SC) 59. He further submits that this Court has also taken a similar View in its order dated 06.02.2009 passed in W.P.(S) No.6257/2008. He aiso submits that the order dated 29.04.2010 passed in Writ Appeal No.124/2009, wherein, relying upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Asha Saxena (supra) and the order passed by this Court in another Writ Appeal No.87/2009, directions have been issued for consideration of the case for grant of two advance increments as per circular dated 21 09.1974 issued by the State of Madhya Pradesh, after verification of the facts pleaded in the‘ petition. Learned counsel for the State submits that the case of the petitioner would also be considered on the same lines. In view of the above, this writ 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 21.09.1974 issued by the State of Madhya Pradesh after verification of the facts pleaded in the petition within a period of eight weeks from today. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge alt