%x (^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR PETmONER RESPONDENTS W.P.(S)No. 1482 of 2008 Nanduram Laskar, S/o Shri Buddhuram Laskar, aged about 58 years, Assistant Teacher, Goyemment Primary School Badebanka, Btock Paii, District Korba (C.G.) Versus 1 State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, School Education Department, D.K.S. Bhav^an, Ralpur(C.G.) 2 The Commissioner Tribal & Welfare Department, Chhattisgarh Raipur (C.G.) 3 Assistant Commissioner, Tribal & Welfare Department, Korba, District Korba (C.G.) 4 Block Education Ot'ficer Paij, District Korba (C.G.) WRO"_PETITION_UNDERARTICLE 228 OF THE CONSTSTUTSONOFINDSA Appearance: Shri K.S. Pawar, Counsel t'orthe petitioner. Shrl Satish Gupta, Government Advocate for the State/respondents on advance copy. ORAL ORDER (07.03.2008) SUHIL_|OJMAM 8IMHA, J. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue Invoived in the case is as to whether the petltloner is entitied to reguiar pay scaie w.e.t'. the date of initial appointment or t'rom the date of completion of probation period. He submlts that the Issue invoived herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State .^^^ y-^ W.P. (S) No. 1482/2008 shyna Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 oth.ers Vs. State of M.P. & others), wherein, it was heid that the simiiarly situated teachers are entitled to reguiar pay scale w.e.t'. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'bie Supreme Court in Speciai Leave Petltion (Csvil) No. 6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court uphoiding the decision of the Tribunal to the et'fect that the Teachers/ Assistant Teachers are entitied to regular pay scale from the date of Inltiai appointment. Learned counsei for the petitioner further submits that this Court, whiie considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & otners Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & another (VV.P.(S) No. 813 of 2007) by order dated 12.2.2007, has granted regu!ar pay scaie w.e.f. the date of initial appolntment. Learned counsei for the parties jointiy submit that this case is squareiy covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (Supra). In vlew of that, this petition is aliowed in the same terms. However, this order shall be subject to ali verifications made bythe State regarding facts pleaded In the petition. Sd/- SunilKumarSinha Judge