^ '\^ HIGH COURT OFCHHATTISS/WH. BILASPUR PETITIONER W.P.fSlNo. 6850 of 2007 Smt. Sandhya Kesherwani W/o Mr. C.L. Kesherwani Age about 45 yeare, Working as post of Assistant Teacher, R/o H- ^ Nutan Colony Sarkanda Bilaspur, Distt- Bilaspur (C.G.) Versus 1 State Govt. of (C.G.) & Throi^h Secretary Educational Depaitaient D.K.S. Bhawan, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 District Education OfRcer BilasDur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION QFINDIA^^ RESPONDENTS Appearance: Shri Amit Kumar Sharma, counsel for the petiUoner. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Panet Lawyer fer the State/ respondents on advancecopy. ORAL ORDER (17.11.2007) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. l-1eard. Learned counsel for the pedtioner submits that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioner is enUUed to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment or from the date of completion of probation period. He submits that the issue Involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State AdminisfraUve Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A.No.2745/89 (MadhukantYadu and56 others Vs. State of M.P. & others), wherein, !t was held that the similatly situated teachers are entiBed to regular pay scale w.e.f. the dateof initial appointment. The mattBr was taken upto the Hon'bte Supreme Court in Special LeavePetition (CMI) No. 6892/93. The said pelition was djsmissed by the Hon'bte Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/ Assistant Teachere are entitled to regular payscale from the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel for the pet'rtioner further submits that this Court, while considering ttie same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & others W.P. (S) No. 6850 of2007 Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & another (W.P.(S) No. 813 of 20)7) byorderdated 12.2.2007, hasgrantedregularpayscalew.e.f.thedate of initial appointment. Leamed counsel for the parties jointly submft that Ihis case is squarely 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 all veriflcations made by the State regarding facls pleaded in the petition. Sd/- Judge vafti