Petitioner HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Writ Petjtion fSI No. 1 154 of 2008 Ashok Kumar Markande, S/o. Ratan Das Markande, aged about 37 years; R/o. Bamhnicharbhata, Btook Ctiurlys, Distt. Rajnandgaon (CG). Versys Resgondenis 1) State of Chhattlsgarh, through Secretar/; Department of Eduoation, Mantrataya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2) District Educatjon Officer Rajnandgaon, Distriot Rajnandgaon (CG). 3) Block Education Officer Btock Chhuriya, Distriot Rajnandgaon (CG). Cv^Vrit Pet'rtion under Artlcie 226 ofthe Constitution of tndia) SB: Hon'bie Mv. Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri Gautam Khetrapai, counsei for the petitloner. Smt. Smita Ghai, Pane! Layvver for the State. ORAL ORDER (Passed on SS^ February, 2008) Learned counsei appearing for the petltioner submits that the petitloner has obtajned B.T.i. Examination Certifioate in the year 1993 on his own expenses. Learned counsei further submits that the Jssue . invotved herein asto whether a Teaoher having B.Ed./D.Ed./M.Ed./B.T.t., 1$ entitled to grant of two advance increments as per circuiars aated 24-12-1998 and 1-3-1999. Learned counse! further submits that this very issue is no ionger res integra as the same has been settied by this Court in the matter of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. RfluiiidpaS Corporation, Durg and another {2006 (IS) MPJR -CG 9^, as weli as by decision dated 15-12-2006 in Gopesh Kumar Verma Vs. The State Govt of ChhatSisgarh and another (Writ Petition (S) No. 4130 of 2005). 2) On perusa! of the pieadlngs and documents appended thereto, it appears that the issue invoived has aiready been considered in the matters of Yashwant Kymiar Raju /2.- Bharadwaj and Gopesh Kumar Verma (supra) and the same has attained finailty as no chaiienge has been made to the said decisions in any superior Court. 3) In vlev^ of the above,this petition is aiiowed in the same terms l.e., the petitioner is entltied to two advance increments from the date of declaration of B.T. 1, Examination Certificate, subjeot to verlfication ofthe faots. No order as to costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge