/ HIGH COURT OF CHHA'I‘TISGARH AT BILASPUR / 723 WRIT PETITION (S) No. 1347 of2010 PETITIONER : Subhash Chandra Sahu, VERSUS RESPONDENTS : State ofChhattisgarh & another. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CUNSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hnn’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Presemt: Shri Somkant 'Vermaj Advocate for thc petitioner. Shri AV.Shlidhar, Pans} Lawyor for the State/respondents. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 30m day of March, 20 10) With the consent of learncd counsel appearing for the parties, the petition is heard finally. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed initially as Assistant Teacher on a fixed pay of Rs. 100/- on probation. After completion of probation period. the petitioner was granted regular pay scale of Rs. 169-300/-. Learned counsel further submits that the issue involved in the case is asto whether the petitioner is entitled to regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment or aiier completion of probation period. 2. The issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur (for short “the SAT”) in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others vs. State ofM.P. &' others), wherein it was - held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay swle we]? the date ofinitial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Supreme Court. The appeal Was dismissed by the Supreme Court, upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the eEect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from date of initial appointment. 3. In View of the above submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of in the same terms i.e., the petitioner is granted liberty to make a representation to the respondent authorities, if so advised, to consider his case and pass appropriate order. on its own merit and in its perspective, in the light of the order passed by the SAT in Madhukant Yadu (supra) and subsequently confirmed by the Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6892/93 by order dated 3-1-1994. / // r w .