HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR PETITIONERS RESPONDENTS W.P.tSlNo. 6278 of 2007 1 Pramod Kumar Singh, S/o. Shri Brijman Singh Chouhan, aged about 53 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Middle School - Parsa, Block - Ambikapur, Distt. - Surguja (C.G.) 2 Jagdish Prasad Yadav, S/o. Shri Shiv Barat Yadav, aged about 47 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary School - Koilary, Block - Lundra, Distt. - Surguja (C.G.) 3 Mohammad Sabbir Ansari, S/o. Mohammad Nasir Ansari, aged about 46 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary Schooi - Kundikala, Btock - Lundra, Distt. - Surguja (C.G.) 4 Hira Lal Gupta, S/o. Late Sadhu Ram, aged about 46 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary School - Patora, BSock - Lundra, Distt.-Surguja (C.G.) 5 Somendranath Vardhan, S/o. Shri B.A. Vardhan, aged about 47 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Middle School No.-2, Ambikapur, Block - Ambikapur, Distt. - Surguja (C.G.) 6 Vijay Ram, S/o. Shri SuiAau Ram, aged about 45 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary School - Pahadkhadua, Block - Rajpur, Distt.-Surguja(C.G.) 7 Vinoda Nand Shrivastava, S/o. Shri Dhiraj Lal Shrivastava, aged about 45 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary School - Karra, Block - Rajpur, Distt. - Surguja (C.G.) Versus 1 State of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Secretary Department of Education D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) W.P.rS)No. 6278 of2007 s? 2 Director Public Instructions, Chhattisgarh Govt. Raipur 3 District Education Officer, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) WRTT PET1TION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTrTUTtON OF INDIA Appearance: Shri Anil Singh Rajput, counsel for the petitioners. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Panel Lawyer for the State/ respondents on advance copy. ORAL ORDER (15.10.2007) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioners are entitled to regutar 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 Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & others), wherein, itwas held thatthe similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court uphoiding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/ Assistant Teachers are entitted to regular pay scale from the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & 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. W.P.fSINo. 6278 of 2007 Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that this case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (Supra). In view ofthat, this petition is allowed in the same terms. However, this order shal! be subject to all verifications made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petitiqn, SuniA^uTttar 3udS® 8inba vatti