y \. 't"', ^ HiGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 7279 of 2007 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Khamhan Singh Thakur, S/o Shri Mohtap Singh, aged about 48 years, Assistant Teacher, Government Middie School, Kharwani, Block Kartala, District Korba (C.G.) Versus State of Chhattisgarh, Through Sscretary, School Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) The Director, Public Instruction Dei^rtment, Raipur (C.G.) Block Education OfReer, Kartala, District Korba (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTiCLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF Appearance: Shri Anil Mourya, Counsel for the petitloner. Shri ^ay Dwivedi, Panet Lawyer for the State on advance copy. ORAL ORDER {10.-! 2.2007) SUNILKUMAR SINHA. J Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue invoh/ed in the case is as to whether the petitioner is entiUed to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment or from the date of completion of probation period. He submits that the issue invoived herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrath/e Tribunat, Jabalpur in O.A. No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. and others), wherein, it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from the ^date of initial appointment. 2 • C^ W.P.(S)No.7279/2007 Shyna Leamed counsel for the pedtioner further submite that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu and others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh and another (W.P.(S) No.813 of 2007) by order dated 12.2.2007, has granted regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel for the parties Jointly submits that this case is squarety covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (supra). In view ofthat, this petition is allowed in the same terms. However, ttiis order shall be subject to all verifications made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petition. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge ^