£4©€ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition gs; No. 158 of2008 PETITIONER Bikku Ram Kaiwatt, aged about 48 years, S/o Shri Satju Prasad Kaiwart, Assistant Teacher Govemment Primary School, Bagadi, Block- Marwahi, District-Bilaspur (CG). RESwNDENTS : 1. State ofChhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, School Education Depamnent, DKS Bhavan, Raipur (CG). VERSUS 2. The Director Public Instruction Depamnent, Raipur (CG). . District Education Officer, Bilaspur (CG). kw: Block Education O§icer Marwahi, Distn'ct Bilaspur (CG). (WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA) gSB: Hon'ble Mr. Satish K. éggl'lg0% J.) resent : Shri Dhirendra Misha: Advocate for the petitioner. Shri U.N.S. Dco, Government Advocate for the State/respondents. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 10 ofJaImary, 2008) The petitioner was appointed on 26.12.1981 as Assistant Teacher on fixed pay of Rs. 150/-. . Atter completion ofprobation, the petitioner was granted regular pay scale. 2. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the case is asto whether, the petitioner is entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. 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 O.A. 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 w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to Hon'ble Supreme Couzt. The appeal was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme ‘ Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the P gm Teachers/Assistant Teachem are entitled to regular pay scale &om date of initial appointment. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner Iimher submits that this Courg while considering the same issue in Paras Nath Gupta Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & others [W.P. (S) N0. 58 of 2007] by order dated 15.01.2007, has granted regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel appearing for the paities jointly submit that the case is squarely covered by the decision ofthis Court in the case of Paras Nath Gupta Vs. State ofChhattisgarh & others (Supra). In view of that this petition is allowed in the same terms. No order asto costs‘ Km/M Sd/- : Satish K. Agnihotri‘ Judge .