HIGH COXJRT OF aBIHAmSCyUiH, BILASPUR W.P. (81 Bo.7408 ot 2007 PETITIOUERS RESPOMDENTS 1. Bhilchanndas Sahu aged 54 years son of Shii Chhabila} Sahu, Assitt. Teacher Govt. Middle School, Bijabhatha B]ock Dongargaoa, District Rajnandgaon (CG) 2. Vqay Kumar Jaia aged 61 yeara, son of STiri PTRTnchanrl i.1ain, Assistent Teacher Middle School, Bijabhatiia District Rajnandgaon 3. Santosh Kumar Gupta, aged 53 years son of Shri Shankerial Gupta, Assistaat Teacher Boys Middle Schoo], Dongaigaon, District RajnandgaoD. yersas 1 The State Govemment of Ctthattisgarh, TIu-ough fhe Secretaiy, School Education Dcpartment Ministry, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2 The District Education Officer, Rajnandgaon(CG) WRIT PETITIOB UKDER ARTICLE S826 OF THE COKSTITUTIOII OF IIB>IA Appearance: Shn Soinkant Verma, Coiinse) for fhe petitioners. Shri Sumit Verma, Panel Lawyer for t.he State on advance copy. ORAL ORDER (13.13.2007) SUHIL KUMAR SIMHA. J Heanl. (^eamed counsel for the petitioners si^bmits that tbe issue involved in fhe case is as to whether the petitioners are catifled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the riatc of initial appoiiitment or fiom thc date of comptetion of pfobatioti period. He submits that the issuc invohred herein was consiriered by ttie Madhya Pradesh State Adinmistrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A. No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 ofhcrs Vs. State of M,P. and others), wherein, it was held that the similariy sitiiated teachers aw -2- WP(S) 7408/2007 entifled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date ofinitial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'bte Supiftne Court in Special Leave Petition (Civi^ No.6892/93. Tbe said petition was disinissed by the HonTile Supreme Court upholding the decision of fhe Tribunal to fhe cffect that the Tcacl-iers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scate from the date ofmitial appointnient, Leamed counsel for thc petitioners fxirfher submits that this Gourt, whUe considermg the same issiie in Rain Kiuaar Sahu and ofhers Vs. State Gbvt. of Chhattisgarh and another (W.P.(S) No.813 of 2007) Ijy order dated 12.2.2007, has granted regular pay scale w.e.f. the date ofmitial appointment. Leamed couiisel for the parties jointty subinits that this case is squarely covered by the decision ofthis Court in fhe case ofRam Kiiinar Sahu and another (siipra). In view of fhat, tliis petitipn is allowed in the saine tenns. However, tlus order sball be siibject to all verifications inade by fhe State regarding fects pleaded in the pctition. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge vatU