<--.. §iyf??£PE8Cfrf; w C^l<se>^ /^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH W.P.(S) No. 1-2006- PETITIONER >^?' ^>?"" ^••^€^ ^"•'"-:f.>^--" -^.--""^e"^'-"" ^P''' ..-aY^./" i%v^"f)^"" s^y*' -/°* vw°\.^" Madan Lal Sahu, S/o. Shri Sunder Lal Sahu, aged about 44 years, Assistant Teacher, Govt. Middle School Muktidham, Ramnagar, Bhilai, Distt.- Durg (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS ^^-cos ^".'" ^^\-c ^^^ . ^ 1. StateofChhattisgrh, Through - The Secretary, Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) ^2. The Director, Public Instruction Department, Chhattisgarh Govt. Raipur 3. District Education Officer, Durg, Distt. - Durg (C.G.) ^4. Block Education Officer, Durg Distt. - Durg (C.G.), WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 2^61227'OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ^ HI6H COUKT OF WHATnSGAW AJ BIUtSPW W. P.fS) No. 1226 of 2007 Petitioner : Madan Lal Sahu Versus Reqaondents State of Chhatt-isgarh and o-thers SB: Hon'bfe Mr. Justice Satfsh K. Agmhotri. J Presen't'. Mr. Vipin Tiwari, Advocate. for •the petitioner. Mr. Satish Sup-tu, Oeputy 6ovt. Advocate for State/respondents. ORDER (Passed on -th'is lrt bay of March, 2007) 1. The petitioner VMS appointed in the year 1982 as Assistcnt Teacher on fixed pay scale of Rs. 150/-. Aftar completion of two years probation, he was granted regular pay scale. 2. Leamed counsel appearing for Ihe petitioner submits ttiat •the issue iwolved in the case is asto whether, the petitioner is entitfed to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initiat appointment or after completion of probation period. 3. The issue involved, herein was considered by the Madhya Pradedi v State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A. No. 2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu ond 56 others Vs. 5'hate of M.P. <& others), wherein it was held that -the similarly situated teachers are entjtled to regutar pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken-up to the Hon'bte &ipreme Court' in Specicl Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6892/93, The said petition was dismissed by -the Hon'ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect tha-l' the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regutar pay scale from date of initial cppointment. 4. Leamed counset typearing for the petitioner further submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Amar 5ai Ram <S others Vs. 5-hate of Chhattisgarh <S others (W.P. (5) No. 4725/ 2006) by order dated 1.9.2006, has granted reguhr pay scale w.e.f. •ttie date of initial appointment. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the parties jointty submit ttiat -rtiis case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Amar Sai Ram & others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & o-thers (Supra). Am'it 6. In view of -that this petition is disposed of in the same terms. No order as to costs. -— -_ _ Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge