1 / 2 2025:CGHC:20372 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3115 of 2025 1 - Dr. Shrutika Chandranahu W/o Anshuman Shrivastava Aged About 38 Years D/o Shri U. S. Chandranahu, R/o Pushkar Convent Higher Secondary School, Tifra, Bilaspur, P.S. - Sirgitti, P.O. - Tifra, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Directorate Of Public Instructions Through Its Director, Indrawati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - District Education Officer Bilaspur, Office Of D.E.O. Bilaspur, Opposite Collectorate Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 05/05/2025 SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.05.05 18:05:53 +0530 2 / 2 1. The limited grievance that the petitioner has in the present writ petition is the inaction on the part of the respondents in not granting the benefit of two advance increments on account of the petitioner obtaining Ph.D. 2. The counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had got Ph.D. in the month of August, 2024 and since then she has applied for grant of two advance increments in terms of the circular applicable in the State of Chhattisgarh, however, the respondents have neither granted the benefit nor decided her claim. 3. Given the limited grievance that the petitioner has, the writ petition at this juncture stands disposed of directing the respondents authorities to redress the grievance of the petitioner, who shall duly scrutinize the claim of the petitioner and consider the circulars governing the field and take an appropriate decision at the earliest within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar