Devendra Kumar Dewangan v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 10806 of 2019 • Devendra Kumar Dewangan S/o Late Ramlal Dewangan Aged About 53 Years Presently Working As Lecturer At Shiv Singh Verma Government Higher Secondary School, Dhamtari, Block Dhamtari, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Director, Public Instructions, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. District Education Officer, Dhamtari District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh

4. Block Education Officer, Block Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ----Respondents For Petitioner - Shri C.J.K. Rao, Advocate.

For State - Ms. Beenu Sharma, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 02/01/2020

1. The issue involved in the present writ petition is grant of two annual increments to the petitioner on account of obtaining B.Ed. qualification.

2. Learned counsel for the either side submit that the said issue is now no longer res integra and this petition is squarely covered by the decision passed by this court in batch of writ petitions leading case of which being WPS No.6927 of 2011, decided on 06.12.2013. Therefore, this petition may also be disposed of in the similar terms.

3. In the light of the submissions made by the counsel for the parties, this court is of the opinion that since the issue involved is covered by the decision of this court in WPS No.6927 of 2011,

nothing further remains to be adjudicated upon in the present writ petition. The present petition deserves to be and is hereby allowed in similar terms and it is directed that the petitioner shall be entitled for two annual increments on account of his being passing B.Ed. examination

4. The writ petition is accordingly allowed and disposed of. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE yasmin