T RAJENDRAN Vs. DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners have been appointed as Secondary Grade Assistant Teachers in the third respondent school on 09.07.1977 and 30.08.1973 respectively and they continued in the same post without any promotion. They have acquired the further qualification of M.A. Degree (History) through Open University system from Annamalai University in May 1993 and they have also passed B.Ed. Degree through correspondence course in May 1995. The petitioners are entitled to receive two incentive increments for the additional qualification of M.A. and B.Ed. Degrees as per G.O.Ms.No.1023 Education, Science and Technology Department dated 09.12.1993.

(2.) As per the tenure of G.O.Ms.No.1023 Education, Science and Technology Department dated 09.12.1993, " A Secondary Grade Teacher is eligible for 2 advance increments when he acquires B.T. Or B.Ed. qualification and that he is again eligible for 2 advance increments when he acquires M.A. or M.Sc., or M.Ed. qualification" and accordingly the petitioners have been awarded with 2 incentive increments. One for M.A. Degree and another for their B.Ed. Degree from 01.07.1994 onwards.

(3.) The Government of Tamil Nadu has issued G.O.Ms.No.307 School Education Department dated 15.12.2000, directing the concerned Authorities to award incentive increment from the date of issuance of the said G.O.