•f^S ^ ®> Writ Petition (Sl No.6531/2007 Ku. Champakali Markande (Now - Smt. Bhagel) W/o Shri Lakhan Lal Baghel, Age about 40 years, Asstt. Teacher, Viliage - Bhandarpuri, lock - Arang, DistS. - Raipur (C.G.) State Government of Chhattisgarh, Through:- Secretary, Tribal & Education Department D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) WRST PETITION UNDER ARTiCLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF Shri Somkant Verma, counsel for the petitioner. Shri Satish Gupta, Deputy Govt. Advocate, appears for the State/ respondents on advance copy. 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, jt was held that the similarty situated teachers are entitled to reguiar pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'bie Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Clvil) No. 6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/ Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from the date of initia! appointment. ~'i ao W.P.(S)No. 6531/2007 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 scaie w.e.f. the date of initia! Leamed 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). !n view ofthat, thls 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. Jl.---— Sdi- ^^ Sinha ?:.