;.'\'. '^ ^"fc HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR W.P.(SlNo.72e7of2007 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Ku. Anita Choubey(Now Smt. Sharma) age about 44 year, Assistant Teacher, w/o Shri Sandeep Sharma, Primary School Dhuripara(Mangala) Block Bilha, District Bilaspur(CG) Versus 1 State Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Through : Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department & Education Department D.K.S. Bhawan, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 District Education Officer, Bilapsur, District Bilaspur(CG) 3 Block Education OfRcer, Bilha, District Bilaspur(CG) 4 Treasury, Accounts & Pension BilapsUr, District Bilaspur(CG) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTn-UTION OFINDIA Appearance: Shri Somkant Verma, counsel for th^ petitioner. Ku. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer, for the State/ respondents on advance copy. ORAL ORDER (10.12.2007) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioner is entitled 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 involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & others), wherein, it was held that the similariy situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initialappointment. 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 2- WP(S) No.7267/2007 of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/ Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from the date of initiat appointment. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & 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 counset for the parties jointly submits that this case is squareiy 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, this order shall be subject to al! verifications made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petition. -Sdl-,, .n''K1ttWarii: s^vsl^ ^twdf!..