HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 260 ofzms w WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri Anil Mourya, Advocate for the petitioner. Miss Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer fer the State/respondents. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 14m day of Jammy, 2008) 1. The petitioner was appointed on 16.07.1981 on pmbmion for a period of two years as Assistant Teacher on a Iixed pay of Rs. ISO/-. After completion of his probation, he was gamed regular pay-scale. 2. Leamed counsel appean'ng for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the case is asto whether, the petitioner is entitled to regular pay scale with effect &om the date of initial appointment or aiter completion ofprobation period. 3. The issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya i’radesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in 0.A. No. 2745/89 (Madhukant ’ a Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & Others), wherein it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken u to p PETITIONER Kanhaiya Charan Patel, S/o Ramlal Patel: aged about 47 yeam, Upper Division Teacher, Government Higher Secondary School, Sondka, Block — Kharsia, District — Raigarh (C.G.) VERSUS RE$PONDENT$ ‘ 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Edueation Department, D.KS. Bhawan, Raipur (CG) 2. The Director, Public Instruction Depamnent, Raipur (C.G.) 3. Assistant Commissioner, Tribal and Welfare Department, Disnict — Raigarh (C.G.) 4. Block Education OEicer, Kharsia, District -— Raigarh (C.G.) 2 J the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The appeal was dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the eEect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale &om the date of initial aypointment. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & Others Vs. State ofChhattisgarh & Others, W.P.(S) No. 813 of 2007, by order dated 12.02.2007, has granted regular pay scale with etfect 00m the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit that the ease is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu & Others Vs. State ofChhattisgarh & Others (supra). In View of that, this petition is allowed in the same terms, subject to verification ofthe facts. No order asto costs. Satish K. Agnihotri Sd/- Judge ‘