R. Purushothaman And Ors. vs K. Dhanapal And Ors. on 23 February, 1982
5. The Division Bench was pleased to hold that the
teacher, who has been awarded two incentive increments for
acquiring B.Ed., and M.A., qualifications, cannot, as a matter of
right, claim the third set of incentive increments for having
obtained M.Phil., qualification. The order in question was passed
before the judgment in V.Dhanapal's case. In any case, in the
absence of a provision for surrender of benefit, the respondent was
not correct in making a claim for additional incentive increment on
condition of surrender of increments already received. Since this
aspect was not considered by the learned Single Judge, the
impugned order is liable to be set aside.