,\^ ^} /->'' PETITIONERS »^°*' ^r^v '^ 7 i 4-: Birbal Prasad Sonwani, S/o. Shri 2. ?• r^—- fai about 38 ^. years, Teacher, Govt. Rajkumar Anani, S/o. Shri Manuram Anant, Aged about 3? years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. awapara (B), ;/o. Shri SUL.kUS. u. Ldi]i i t;a' neirnna ^ ^T- ^"t. E 1. State of Chhattisgarh & Other •'.K.S. (C.G. 2. Director Public Instruction 3; District Education Officer TI -;.U.) . ^^ OF^ INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF SUITABLE DIRECTION ETC TO DO JUSTICE IN THE MATTER. B HI6H COURT OF CHHATTESfiARH AT BILASPUR W.P.rS)No.875of Z007 Petitioners Respondents Petitioners Ohcni Ram Banjare cmd others Versus Respondents : State of Chhcrttisgarh & others W.P.f51No.876of 2007 Petitioners : t-lemant Kumar Rntre and another Versus State of Chharttisgarh &. o'thers And W.P.(S)No.887of 2007 Birbal Prasad Sonwani and others Versus Respondents : Stateof Chhott'isgarh A others Single Bench: Honlle Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotri. Mr. Anil Smgh Rajput, Advocate for the Petitioners. Ms. t)eepali Pandey Panel lawyer for the Stnte/respondents. ORDER (Passed on -this 14th day of February, 2007) 1. 'U\e petitioners are working as Assistant Teachers in the govemment schoot. In the course of •their services as Assistant Tenchers, the petitioners have obtnined B.T.I. Examinotion Cert'ificates on their own expenses before 1.3.1999. 2. Laamed counsel cqipenring for the petitioners submits thdt the question invotved, herein asto whether the teachers, who obtnined B.T.I. Examination Certificates on their own KxpensKS. are entitled to •two advance mcrements. ^ '^-^ 3. According to teeuried counset for the petitioners, the petitioners are entitled to •hwo advcnce increments in view of the decision of this Court in -ttie case of Vashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporution. Durg and another {2006 CEI) MPJR-C5 96}. This Court- m the case of Yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, t)urg ond onother (Supra), came to the conclusion that the teachers, who had obtained B. Ed. /B.T.I. Examinotion Certificute on their own expenses, are covered by •the circuhr dated 24.12.98 (Annexure P/7) issued by the Stnte ©ovemmentof Madhya Prodesh. 4. Leamed counsel for •the petitioners furt+ier submits Ihat the facts and question of lcnw mvolved in the present cose are squarely covered by decision of this Court- in -the cose of Vashwant Kumar Bharndwaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, burg and onothep (&)pra), to wrfiich leamed counsel appearing for the respondents fairly concedes and agrees with the averment made by leamed counsel appearing for the petitioners. 5. Accordingfy, the writ petition is allowed in terms of the order passed m the case of yashwant Kumar Bharadwaj Vs. Municipal Corpwution. Durg and another (Supra). subject to verification of Ihe fuct as to whether the petitioners howe acquired B.T.I. Examination Cert-ificates on their own eaqwnses as per the circulars dated 24.12.1998 A 1.3.1999 and furt-her whether they have been paid +wo advonce increments or not. No order as to costs. 6. A copy of this order be placed on record in connected writ petitions. Bablu Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge