p M HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH BILASPUR W.P. 1s! No.21-90l2008 ' Umrao Singh Sahu . S/o. Shri Bisahu Ram Sahu, Age about 55 yeam, Asstt. Teacher, Govt Girls Primaly School, Farsiyau, Block— Nagan‘, Distt. — Dhamtaxi (C.G.) Versus Petitioner RESPONDENTS State Govt. of Chhatu'sgarh ‘ Thmugh : Secretary, Education 8a ’I‘ribal 3 ' Department, D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur (C.G.) ' ; DistrictEducation O$cer :" Distt. - Dhamtari (am ; ' - 3. Block Education O$cer Nagan' (0(1), Dist.— Dhamtari. ‘ AEEeEran¢ i Shri Somkant Verma, counsel for the petih'onex. Ms. Sunjta Jain, Panel Lawyer for the mspondents/ State on advance. copy. ORAL oRnER 115.04.20081 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 mgular pay scale w.e.f.. the date of initial appointment or mm 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. an others), wherein, it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. l 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 ed'ect that the TeachersiAssistant Teachers am entitled! to regular pay scale hem the date of initial appointment. \N J , . p Learned counsel for the peiitioncr further submits that this Court, While considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu 8t. others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & another (W.P.(s) No.8 13 of 2007) by order dated 12.02.2007, has granted regular pay scale w.e.f. date of 11111131 appointment. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that this case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (Supra). In View of that, this petition is allowed in the same terms. However, this order shall be subject to all verifications made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petition. e’——* \V Sd/- {a i Sunil Kumar Sinhal i Judge l ~