HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILA’UE WP. {$) No.7542 of 20$? PETITIONERS 1 Diiip Kumar $ahu. $10 Padum La! Sahu, aged about 51. Assiséant Teacher, Govt. Primary S£heoL Gondbordi, Black— Kharsia, District- Raigarh (C.G.) Vijay Kumar Verma, Sio Pratap Singh Verma, aged about 53 years, A5$istant Teacher Government Primary School Ghaghara, Block- Kharsia, District— Raigarh (C.G.) Bhoj Ram Bhardwaj Sic Anand Ram Bhardwaj, aged about 52 years, Upper Division Teacher Boys Higher Secondary Schooi, Kharsia, Biock — Kharsia, District- Raigarh (CG) Versus State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, School Education Department, D.K.$. Bhawan, Raipur, {C)G.) 2 The Director, Public lhstruction Department, Raipur (C.G.) Assistant Commissioner, Tribal & Welfare Department, Raigarh (C.G.) 4 Block Education Officer, Kharsia, District— Raigarh (C.G.) WRIT PETiTlGN UNDER ARTICLE 22S (3F THE CONSTITUTION OF lNDlA Appearance: Shri Anil Mourya, counsel for the petitioners. Shri Sumit Verma, Panel Lawyer for the State on advance copy. RESPON§ENTS ORAL OREER (20.12200?) SUNIL KUMAR $INHA, J Heard. .Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioners are entitied to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initiai appointment or from the ciate of compietion of probation period. He submits that the issue involved herein was considered» by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, SF 2 WP(S) No.7542/2007 Jabaipur in 0A. No.2745189 (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 seale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Speciai Leave Petition (Civil) No.6892i93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon‘ble $upreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/Aesistant Teachere are entitled to reguiar pay soate 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 and others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh and another {WP.(S) No.813 of 2007) by order dated 12.2.2007, has granted regutar pay scale wet 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 veriticws made by the State regarding facts pleaded in the petition. Sunil Kumar Sinh udge Sd/— J 'vatti a