HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR PETITiONERS W.P.(SlNo.148Sof2008 1 Visheshwar Ram Chouhan, S/o Shri Fllag Ram, Age about 60 years, Head Master, Mlddie School, Bagbahar, BSock Patthalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) 2 Sita Ram KuSdeep, S/o Shri Darshan Ram Kuldeep Age about 48 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary School, Maroi, Biock Baglcha, District Jashpur (C.G.) 3 Ram Nandan Sai Paikra, S/o Shri Nayak Sai, Age about 48 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Primary School, BagEya, BIock Kansabel, Dlstrict Jashpur (C.G.) Versus RESPONDENTS State Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Through : Secretary, Education & Tribai Department, D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer, District Jashpur (C.G.) B!ock Education Officer, PatthaSgaon/Bagicha/Kansabel(C.G.) Treasury, Account & Pension, District Jashpur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OFTHE CONSTiTUTSONOFSNDjA Appearance: Shri Somkanth Verma, Counsel for the petitioners. Shri ASok Bakshi, Government Advocate State/respondents on advance copy. for the ORAL ORDER (07.03.2008) W.P. (S) No. 1485/2008 SUNIL KD'MAR SIHHA, J. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue invotved in the case is as to whether the petitioners are entitled to reguiar pay scale w.e.f. the date of initiai appointment or from the date of completion of probation period. He submits that the issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administratlve Tribunal, Jabaipur in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & others), wherein, it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entltled to regular pay scaie w.e.f. the date of tnltial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'bSe Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court uphoiding the decislon of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/ Assistant Teachers are entitied to regular pay scale from the date of in'rtjai appointment. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & others Vs. Govt. of Chhattisgarh & 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 initlai appointment. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that this case is squareiycovered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (Supra). In view of that, this petition is aliowed in the same terms. However, thls order shall be subject to aii verifications made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petltion. —_ shyna Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge