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3. It is further argued that the petitioner had already obtained the qualification of Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) from Makhan Lal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication Bhopal which is a State run university and thus, he already had the said diploma.

4. It is further argued that the respondent wrongly harped upon the petitioner to obtain Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) qualification in the garb of requirement to computer diploma, though it was not required as per condition of appointment order. Still the petitioner obtained the said qualification in September, 2022 and thereafter his increments have been released. However, his increment ought to have been released after one year of his initial appointment because firstly the requirement to the CPCT was not there as per appointment order and secondly, even if such requirement was there then the petitioner obtained the qualification and same will relate back to his initial date of appointment.

6. Heard.

7. It is undisputed that petitioner has been appointed on clerical post which was earlier known as Lower Division Clerk (LDC) and subsequently re-designated as Assistant Grade -III (AG-III). For clerical post Hindi Typing Examination used to be the requisite qualification but subsequently, the State took note of the fact that in Government functioning more and more use of computers is taking place and the person needs to be well versed in computer typing as well as in operating the computer. For that purpose, the State Government Department of GAD vide circular dated 01.07.2013 did away with the requirement of Hindi Typing Examination and in its place, put in place requirement of computer typing qualification with 30 words per minute speed in Hindi typing from M.P.Vyavasayik Pariksha Mandal. Subsequently vide circular dated 26.02.2015 (Annexure R-1) the said requirement was modified and in place of computer typing proficiency, the requirement of Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) was put in place which is composite test of computer proficiency and typing. Para-1 of circular (Annexure R-1) reads as under:-

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8. The certificate of CPCT (Annnexure P-7) also makes it clear that CPCT certification is having two components i.e. computer proficiency as well as Hindi typing and English typing. The petitioner vide certificate (Annexure P-7) has qualified computer proficiency and Hindi typing as well as English typing.

9. This Court posed a query to learned counsel for the petitioner that whether he is having a separate qualification of Hindi typing, if he wants that his DCA certificate should be treated to be sufficient. The learned senior counsel for the petitioner was unable to state that the petitioner has separately obtained any Hindi typing certificate or qualification.