HIGH CGURT 0i? CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 286 of2903 l’ETI’l‘IONERS : Radheshyam Shama, S/o Late Shri Rampravesh Shaina, aged about 47 years, Upper Division Teacher, Government High School, Telikot, Block ~ Kharsia, District —~ Rajgarh (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS : 1. State of Chhattisgam Through Secretary, Educaiion Deoartmem, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Director, Public Instruction Department, Raipur, (CG) 3. Assistant Commissioner, Tribal and Weifare Depamneng Dismct ~ Raigarh (C.G.) 4. Block Education OEicer, Kharsia, District —— Raigarh (ca) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon’hle Shri Satish K. Agnihotrl. J. Present: Shri Anil Mourva Advocate for the yetitioner Miss Sunita Jain, ’Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 14m day of January, 2008) The petitioner was appointed on 21.1 1.1980 on probation for a period of two years as Assistant Teacher on a tixed pay of Rs. 150/-. Aiter 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 scaie with etfect from 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 scaie with etfect from the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The appeal was dismissed by the Hon’ble / @I W , Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the eifect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regu1ar pay scale ii'om the date ofinitial appointment. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that this I Court, white considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & Others Vs. State Govt. ofChhattisgarh & mother, W.P.(S) No. 813 of 2007, by order dated 12.02.2007, has granted regular pay scale with eifect from the date of initial aypointment. 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 Govt. of Chhattisgarh & another (supra). In View of thatg this petition is allowed in the same terms, subject to verification ofthe facts. No order asto costs. Sd/— Satish K. Agnihotri Judge