€' "\ HIGHCOURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR W.P.JS) No. 6962 of 2007 PETITIONER Sauune Lal @ Samine Lal Nety, aged about 43 years, S/o Shri Mukut Ram Gond, Assistaat Teacher Prim.ary School, Purena, Block Kartala, District Korba (C.G.) 1 2 3. 4. State ofGhIiattisgarh, Through Secretary, School Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) , The Director, Public Instruction Department, Raipur (C.G.) Assistaat Coniuiissioner, Tribal & Welfare Department, Korba(C.G.j Block Education Officer, Korba, District Korba (C.G.) ,- WRIT PETITION UNDERARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Shri K.S. Pawar, Counsel for the petitioner. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Paael Lawyer for fh.e State on advance copy. (22.11.2007) Hearcl. LeaiTied counsel for the petitioner subinits that the issue iavolved in fhe case is as to whether fhe petitioner is entifled to regular pay scale w.e.f. fhe date of iaitial appointnient or froni fhe date of coinpletion of probation period. He subnuts fhat fhe issue involved hereiu was considered by fhe Madhya Pradesh Stete Admiaista-ative Tribunal, Jabalpur ia O.A. No.2745/89 f (Madhukant Yadu and 56 othei-s Vs. State of M.P. and ofhers), wherein, it was held that fhe similarly situated teachers are entiUed to regular pay scale w.e.f. fhe date of uiitial appomtment. The inatter was taken up to the Hon'ble Suprenie Court ia Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreine Court upholding tbe decision of fhe Tribuiial to fhe efl'ect fhat fhe Teachers/Assistaiit Teachers are eutitled to regular pay seale froin the date ofiaitial appointineiit. W.P.fSlNo. 6962 of2007 Leamed couiisel for the petitiouer farfher subniits that ftiis Court, wlule considering the saxne issue ia Ram Kumar Sahu and others Vs. Siate Govt. of Chhattisgarh aad another (W.P.(S) No.813 of 2007) by order dated 12.2.2007, has granted regular pay scale w.e.f. fhe date ofuutial appouitment. Leamed counsel for the parties joiafty submits fhat fhis case is squarely covered by fhe decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kuiaar Saliu and aaother (supra). lu view offhat, this petitioit is atlowed in the same terms. However, this order shatl be subject to ail vert&cations made by the State regardiag facts pleaded iu fhe petition. Sd;- Shyna suna^uwa! Judge Sinba