JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings issued by the first respondent in Letter (Ms) No.129, School Education [Pa.Ka.5(2)] 2013-1 dated 17.07.2013 and to quash the same.)

1. The writ on hand has been instituted questioning the order impugned correcting the grant of incentive increment for acquiring higher educational qualification in letter dated 17.07.2013.

2. The writ petitioner was initially appointed as Junior Grade B.T. Assistant in the School Education on 16.09.2005. His services were regularised in the post of B.T. Assistant (Science) with effect from 01.06.2006. The petitioner acquired the qualification of M.Sc., in the year 2001 and further completed M.Phil. course, in the year 2006. The petitioner was sanctioned with incentive increment for M.Sc., Degree on the date of appointment to the post of B.T. Assistant as per the Government Orders in force.

3. The petitioner, admittedly, discontinued the M.Ed., Degree Course and studied M.Phil and accordingly submitted an application for grant of second incentiv