( 1. ) BECAUSE a common question has been involved in this writ petitions with regard to grant of increments after one year of the regular appointment on account of not passing Hindi typing examination on a condition mentioned in the appointment order. Hence, both the petitions tagged together and heard together and have been decided by this common order. For the purpose of detailed facts the facts of the W. P. No. 4148/05 have been considered.

( 2. ) THE petitioner has filed this petition with regard to grant of regular increments after completing one year from his appointment. As per the petitioner he was appointed on the post of Lower Division Clerk in the regular pay scale of Rs. 870-1420/- vide order dated 28-9-89. As per the terms and conditions of the appointment order the petitioner has to pass a typing examination after one year from the date of appointment and upto that period, he would be entitled a pay scale of Rs. 870/- per month and he would not be entitled the increments. The petitioner passed the typing examination in the year of 1995 a certificate to this effect has been submitted as Annexure P-2 issued by the School Education Department and thereafter, vide