ORDER : SLP (C) No.1041/2020 1.The short question which is posed for consideration of this Court is whether the judicial officers who have acquired the degree of LL.M. are entitled to the benefit of an additional increment? It is the case on behalf of the State that once the concerned Judicial Officer is getting the benefit of ACP, is not entitled to the additional increment on acquiring the additional qualification of LL.M. The aforesaid cannot be accepted. The grant of ACP has nothing to do with the benefit of additional increment on acquiring the additional qualification like LL.M. Even otherwise, the issue is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Bharat Kumar Shantilal Thakkar Vs. State of Gujarat & Anr. (2014) 15 SCC 305 . 2. In view of the above, there is no substance in the present Special Leave Petition and the same deserves to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed. SLP(C) No. 6342/2020 3. So far as SLP(C) No. 6342/2020 is concerned, the same is disposed of in terms of the decision of this Court in Bharat Kumar Shantilal Thakkar Vs. State of Gujarat & Anr. (2014) 15 SCC 305 . 4. Pending applications shall stand disposed of.