..^. HIGH CQURTOFCHHATrifiKiARH^ BILASPOTt W.P. Wt So.7409 of 2007 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS 2 3 4 5 Kishore Kuinar Singh, S/o I^atc Shambhu Siugh, aged 54 years, Assistaat Teacher, Ctovenunent Primaiy Schpol Cliiagrajpra, Bilaspur, BIock Bilha, District Bilaspur (CG) Versus Stafe of CTihattisgarh, Through Secrctaiy, School Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipiir (C.O.) The Director, Public Instniction Department Raipur (CO) District Education Officer, Bilaspur (CG) Block Education Officer, Bflba, District- Bilaspur (CG) Joiot Director, Treasuiy, Bilaspur(CG) W1RIT PBTITIOM UMnDBR AR'nCLB a8S QFTHE COirSTITUTIpM OFIMiMA Appearance: Shri K.S.Pawar, Connsel forfhe petitioner. Shri Sumit Verma, Panel Lawyer for the State on advance copy. QIUAOIUDER {13.12.2007) 8UNIL KUMAR 8INHA, J Heard. Lcamed coiinsel for the petitioner subinits that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioner is entifted to regularpay scale w.e.f. the date ofiiutial appoint.mcnt or &om thc date of coinpletion of probation period. He snhinits that the issue involved heiein was considered by thc Madhya Pradesh State Adnunisteative Tribunal, Jabalpiu- in O.A. No. 2745/89 (Madhukaat Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. and others), wherein, it was held that the similarly sitiiated t<"achers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointanent. The inatter was taken up to the HonTale Suprifme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civi1)No.6892/93. The said petition was disinisscd —2.- WP(S) 7409/2007 by the Hon'bte Supreine Court UpholdiTig tlic decision of the Tribunal to fhe effect that the Teachers/Assistent Teachers arc entitled to regular pay acale fniin the date ofmitial appointinent. Learaed counsel for the pctitioner furfher suhinits fhat this Court, wliilc considering thc same issue in Ram Kuinar Sahu and others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgai-h and anothcr (W.P.(S) No.813 of 2007) by oider dated 12.2.2007, has granted regiilar pay scale w.e.f, the date of initial appointtiient. I^eamed counsel for the parties jointly subnuts that this case is squarety covered by the decisfon ofthis Court in tlie case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (supra). In view offhat, this petition ia allowcd JTI the saiae tenns. However, this ondcr sha1l bc suliject to all vcrifications naadc by the State 1'egariing facts pleaded i.n the petition. Sd/- ~~ SuniIKumarSinha vattj