HIG‘H COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILA§PUR WP. (s) No.7§60 of 2007 1 Smt. Pramila Bakare Age about 53 PETITIONERS years, Asstt. Teacher W!o Late Shri Gulam Aii Primary School Khamdorgi Bfock ~ Kanker, Distt. —- Kanker (C.G.) Makhan La! Thakur Age about 54 years, U.D.T. Sio' Shri Mankar Thakur Govt. Middle Schcol Motha B!ock— Charama Dist- Kanker (C.G.) Kriparam Poya Age about 52 years, U.D.T. Sic Shri Dharmu Ram Poya Govt. Middle Schooi Khartha Block- Charama‘ Distt. — Kanker (C.G.) 4 Ku. lmdad Fatima Age about 47 years, U.D.T.‘ $I’o Shri MA. Khaiii Gcvt. Giris Hr. Sec. Schooi Charama Block- Chayama, Distt. —- Kanker (C.G._) Laxman Singh Nag Age about 53 years, Astt. Teacher S/o Shri Balaram Nag Govt. Pfimary Schoo! Lilejhar Block- Charama. Disii: Kanker (C.G.) Versus State Govt. of Chhattisgarh Through:- The Secyetery, Tr§bal 8: Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Distt. ‘ Raipur (C.G.) Astt. Commissioner Kanker, Distt. — Kanker (0G) Distt. Education Officer Kanker, Disti- Kanker (C.G.) . Biock Education Officer Kanker/Charama Treasury, Accounts & Pension, ChatamatKanker {c.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDE§ itRTiCLE 226 OF THE CaNS‘TiTUTiON OF INDLA ResPONDENTs s J—l Appearance: Shri Somkant Verma‘, counsel for the petitioners. Shri Pradeep Singh, Panel Lawyer for the State on advance copy. 2 WP(‘S) No,7560/2007 ORAL ORDER (20.12.20427) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J Heard. Learned counsei for the petitioners submits that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioners are entitled to reguiar pay scale w‘ef. the date of initiai appointment or from the date of compietion of probation period. He submits that the issue invoived herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A. No.2745f89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of MP. and others), wherein, it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale we‘f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon’bie Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.6892f93i The said petition was dismissed by the Hon‘ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitied to regular pay scaie from the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that this Court, whiie 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 scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submits that this case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (supra). ln view of that, this petition is allowed in the same terms. However, this order shall be subject to all verifications made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petition. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge vattl