DISTRICT COORDINATION OFFICER Versus ZAHEER ALAM

ORDER

MIAN SAQIB NISAR, J .---Having improved their educational qualifications thus claiming entitlement to the increments on that account, the respondents represented to the department, but they were declined. Aggrieved, the respondents filed appeals before the Tribunal, which have been accepted by the Service Tribunal through the impugned judgment.

2. It was argued by the learned Additional Advocate-General that the entitlement to the increments was only for having acquired higher qualification of M.A. in the discipline of Education, whereas the respondent-Zaheer Alam got master degree in Political Science and respondent-Qari Hassan Din did his M.A. in Arabic, thus a notice was issued to the respondents vide order dated 24-5-2011. Pursuant to the above order, the respondents have appeared and we, on examination of the notification regarding grant of increments, are not satisfied if those are restricted only to the master in education discipline, rather as per notification dated 25-8-1983, to which reference has been made, it is clear that besides the M.Ed. six advance increments shall also be available to those teachers, who have improved their qualifications in "master degree in any discipline". Therefore, in the light of the, above, we do not find any force in the submissions propounded by the learned Advocate-General calling for interference in the instant jurisdiction.

3. Resultantly, the noted petitions are dismissed and leave to appeal is declined.

S.A.K./D-8/SC Leave refused.