A? HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 2836 of 2007 PETITIONERS VERSUS Present: . Ku. Regina Baxla, Aged about 41 years, Daughter of Late Suleman BaxEa, Head Mistress, Jyoti Ashram Primary School Jamtiara, Biock Lakhanpur, Disirict Surguja Ambikapur (C.G.) 2. Ku. Ignatia Kujur, Aged about 57 years, Daughter of Late Dhani Kujur, Assistant Teacher, Jyoti Ashram Primary School Jamdara, Block Lakhanpur, District Surguja, Ambikapur (C.G.) 3. Smt. Kutilda Tirkey, Aged about 33 years, Wife of Shri Amocl, Assistant Teacher, Jyoti Ashram Primary Schoo; Jamdara, Block iakhanpur, District Surguja, Ambikapur (C.G.) RESPONDENTS : 1.‘ State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Tribal Welfare Depaxtment, Mantralaya, D.K.‘S. Bhawan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh). 2. Commissioner, Tribal Welfare Department, District Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) 3. Madhya Pradesh Daughters of Saint Anni Association, P.O. Kunkuri, District Jashpur, C.G. through Nirdeshak, Bishop’s House, Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh). WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. Single Bench : Hon’hle Justice Shri Satish K. Agnihotri. Shri Anupam Dubey, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Arvind Dubey, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents 1 & 2. ORDER (Passed on 8m day of May, 2007) The question of law involved in this petition is whether the teachers working in government aided private schools are entitled to the benefit of the recommendation ofthe Fiith Pay Commission under the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Ashaskiya Sikshan Sanstha (Adhyapakon Tatha Anya Kamchariyon Ke Vetno Ka Sandaya) Adhiniyam, 1978 (henceforth ‘the Adhiniyam, 1978’) and the rules made thereunder read i x with the Madhya Pradesh Revision of Pay Rules, 1998 (henceforth ‘the Pay Rules, 1998’). The identicai question of 1aw was considered by this Cotm in batch of matters i.e. Smt. A.Lall Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others (W.P. No. 4108 of 2005) with other eonnected matters, and the same was disposed of by judgment and order dated 6.2.2007. It was held that the petitioners who are working in fully Government aided private schools are entitled to ' the revised pay scales w.e.f 1.1.1996 as prescribed under the Pay Rules, 1998. This Court had granted certain, directions further for the purpose of disbursement of arrears. Admittedly and jointly, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the parties that this matter is squarely covered by the judgment and order dated 6.2.2007 passed by this Court in the ease of Smt. ALail Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others and other connected matters (Supra). As a result, for the reasons stated in the judgment and order dated 6.2.2007 passed in W.P. No. 4108 of 2005 Smt. A.La11 Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others and other connected matters (supra), the writ petition is allowed in the same terms and conditions. Sd/— l l Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ‘ ra. . «y . /