HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR WP. (S! No.759Q of 2907 PETITIONE‘R Prem Dan Beck Sfo Shri Mohan Beck, Age absut 48 yeays, Assit Teacher, Govt. Primary Schooi, Pandripani B€ock— Patthaigaon, Distt. — Jashpur (C.G.) Versus State Govt. of Chhattisgarh Through : Secretary, Education 8. Tribal Department. D.K.SA Bhawan, Raipur, RESPONDENTS (ca) 2 District Education Officer Distt: Jashpur (0.6.) 3 Block Education Officer Block- Patthatgaon, Distt. — Jashpur (C.G.) 4 Treasury, Account & Pension Distt. — Jashpur (0.3) WW WRIT PETlTlON UNDER ARTICL§Z26W GF THE CUNSTiTUTiON OF lNDlA Aggearance: $hri Somkant Verma, counsei for the petitioner. Shri Pradeep Singh, Panei Lawyer for the State on advance copy. oRAL ORDER (29.12.2007) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J Heard. Learned counsei for the petitioner submits that the issue invoived in the case is as to whether the petitioner is entitied to reguiar pay scale w.e.f. thedate of initiai appointment or from the date of compietion of probation period. He submite that the issue involved. herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Ttibunal. Jabaipurin (1A. No.2745i89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of MP. and others), wherein, it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to reguiar pay scaie wet. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civii) No.6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon’bie Supreme Court uphoicling the decision of the Tribunai to the effect that the 2 WP(S) No.7599/2007 f Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitied to regular pay scale from the date of initiai appointment. Learned counsei for the petitioner further submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu and others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh and 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! appointment. Learned counset for the parties jointiy submits that this case is squareiy covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (supra). In View of that, this petition is allowed in the same terms. However, this order shall be subject to ail verifications made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petition. l i l Sunil Kumar Sinha Sdl- Judge vatti l