^' HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR PETITIONEI W.P. (Sl Mo. 6560 of 3007 1 Chamau Lal Sahu S/o Late Shri Mahagu Raia Sahu Age about 47 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Pri. School, Sonpairy (Devda) Block Arang, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) 2 Pukram Patel S/o Shri Maubodh Patel, Age about 50 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Pnmaiy School, Bhaavarpur, Block Basana, Distt. - Mahasaniund (C.G.5 Versws 1 State Govenunent of Chhattisgarh Through ;- Secretary, Tribal & Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2 District Education OfBcer Distt. - Raipur/Mahasamund (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDERARTICLE 226 OF THB CONSTITXJTION QF RBSPONDBNT8 Appearance: Shri Ajay Shrivastava, coiuisel for fhe petitioaers. Shri Pradeep Siiigh, Panel Lawyer for fhe State on advance copy. ORAL ORDBR (31.10.2007) SUNIL KUMAR S!NHA,J Heaid. Leamed counsel for fhe petitioners subinits that fhe issue involved ia the case is as to whefher fhe petitioners are entitted to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appoiatment or iroin the date of coinpletion of probation period. He subiuits ttiat the issue involved hereia was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Adiaimstrative Tnbunal, Jabalpur in O.A. No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. Steite of M.P. aad ofhers), whereiu, it was held fhat fhe sinularly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was takeu up to fhe Hon'ble Supreme Court m Special Leave Petition (CiviQ No.6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court upholdiag fhe W.P.(S)No. 6560/2007 (^ decision of fhe Tribunal to the eflect that the Teachers/Assistaat Teachers are entitled to icgular pay scale from the date of irutial appoiutnient. Leamed counsel for the petitioners further submits fhat this Court, wlule considering the same issue iu Ram Kumar Sahu aud others Vs. State Govt, of Chhattisgarh and another (W.P.(S) No.813 of 2007) by oider dated 12.2.2007, has grauted regular pay scale w.e.f. the date ofinitialappoiDtment. Leamed counsel for the parties jointly submits that this case is squarely covered by the decision of fhis Court in the case of Rain Kumar Sahu aud auother (supra). In view ofthat, tbis petition is aUowed in ttie same terms. However, fhis order shall be subject to aU vertfications made by fhe State regardiug facts pleaded ia the petition. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge vatti ^.