This petition is filed by the State challenging the order passed by the M.P. State Administrative Tribunal, Bench Gwalior in Original Application No. 825/99 decided on 17.1.2000 whereby the Tribunal directed the petitioner to pay regular increments to the respondent from the date of her initial appointment.

Brief facts of the case are that respondent Shrimati Sushma Surana was appointed on the post of Lower Division Clerk vide order dated 2.7.1988. In the appointment letter, it was specifically mentioned that she is required to pass Hindi typing test within a period of two years from the date of her appointment. But respondent could not pass the said test. However, period to pass the test was extended from time to time by the State Government. Later on, State Government has issued a Circular on 16.1.1992 and directed that those employees who had been granted extension to pass the Hindi typing test and have not passed the Hindi Typing test after completing the age of 40 years will not be required to pass the Hindi typing test and they will be regularised on the post of Assistant Grade III on regular basis. Accordingly, respondent was regularised vide order dated 15.7.199