HIGH COURT OF CHHAT’I‘ISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) N0. 259 01'2008 Shivdayal Dansena, S/o Shri“ Dhannulal Dansena, aged about 47 years Assistant Teacher Government BOW Primarv School Mum. Block Kharsla, Distnct - Raxgmh (C G ) PETITIONER : VER5US State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Education Department D K S Bhawan, Raipur (C G) 2. The Director Pubhc Instruction Department, Ralpur (C G ) 3. Ass1stant Commissioner, Tribal & Welfare Department, District -— Raigarh (C.G.) L 4. Block Education Officer, Kharsia, District —— Raigarh (C.G.) H WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF mDIA SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihot'ri, J. Present: ohm Ami Mourya, Advocate tor the oetmoner Mlss Sumta Jain, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents ORAL ORDER (Passed ori 14m day cf January, 2008) The petitioner was appointed on 07.031982 on probation for a period of two years as Assistant Teacher on a fixed pay of Rs. 150/-. Atter completion ofhis probation, he was granted regular pay scale. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the case is asto Whether, the petitioner is entitled to regular pay scale with effect nom the date of initial appointment or atter completion of probation period. 3. The issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in 0A. No. 2745/89 (Madhukant 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 r effect from the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to t\. / 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 ti‘om the date ofinitial appointmem. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that this Court, while considen'ng the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & Othem Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others, W.P.(S) No. 813 of 2007, by order dated 12.02.2007, has granted regular pay scale with elfect from the date of initial aypointment. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit that the case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others (supra). 6. In View of that, this petition is allowed in the same terms, subject to verification ofthe facts. No order asto costs. ‘1 Sd/- l’ Satish K. Agnihotri Judge