1/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR [CHHATTISGARH) WRIT PETITION (S) No. (if 8’ /2010. / PETITIONER: Benedikta Tigga,’ son of Jevier Tigga, aged about 4O years, working as Asst.Teacher at Primary School y TeZpur, Block Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. VerSus Respondents 1. /Stafe of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary School Education Department, D.K.S.Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. District Education Officer, Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 3. Joint Director, Treasury, Accounts, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PARTICULARS OF THE PETITIONER(S): As mentioned in the Cause title. 2. PARTICULARS OF THE RESPONDENT(S): As mentioned in the Cause title. IGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 955 0f 2010 PETITIONER : Benedikta Tigga. VERSUS RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF i SB: Hon’bie Shri Satish K. Aonihstri, J. Present: Shri C.J.K.Rao. Advocate far the petitioner. Shri P.K.Bhaduri, Panel Lawyer fer the State/respondents. : State ofChhattisgarh & Others. \TDIA ORAL ORDER (Passed an. 12m day 0f March, 20 10} With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the pariies, the petition is . heard finally. 1. Learned coun§e1 appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed initially as Assistant Teacher on a fixed pa§ 0f Rs. 300f— on probation. After completion of probation period, the petitioner was granted regular pay scale of Rs. l200-2040/—. Sln'i Rao further submits that the issue involved in the case is asto whether the petitioner is entitled to regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment or aiter completion of probation period. 2. The issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur (for short “the SAT”) in O.A.No.2745i89 (ll/[adlrukant Yadu and 56 others vs. State ofjtlP. 0% others): wherein it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale maj." the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to the Supreme Court. The appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court, upholding the decision ofthe Tribunal. to the effect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from date of initial appointment. In View of the above submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of in the same terms i.e., the petitioner is granted liberty to make a representation to the respondent authorities, if so advised, to consider his case on its own merit and in its perspective. If the petitioner stands on the same footings as per order passed by the SAT in Afadhukant Yadu (supra) and subsequently confirmed by the Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6892/93 by order dated 3-1—1994, the petitioner may be entitled to same relief accordingly ()2 Amit H