JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings issued by the first respondent in Na.Ka.No. 248/A4/2020, dated 19.05.2020 and the consequential order issued by the first respondent in Na.Ka.No.248/A4/2020, dated 21.05.2020 and quash the same as illegal and consequently, to direct the respondents to disburse the incentive increments to the petitioner for acquiring higher qualification of M.A degree from 11.09.2022 onwards, within a stipulated time limit.)

Common Order:

1. The petitioners before this Court are Secondary Grade Teachers and they have applied for incentive increments, stating that they have obtained additional qualifications. Accordingly, they were also provided with incentive increments. The Department has now ordered for recovering the incentive increments holding that the additional qualifications obtained by the petitioners are not being taught at the level of Elementary Education. Challenging the orders of recovery, the petitioners have moved this Court.

2. Sum and substance of the submissions made by the learned Couns