^Sy^^^S:SM 2- IN THE HIGH COURT QF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (S)No. @,fe;7 /2007(S.B.) PETITIONER : ^-- Pustaiu Pradhan S/o Shri Dewanand Pradhan Aged about 43 years, Asst. Teacher, R/o Village -Ranidih Post- Nadigaon Via- Sariya, Tah.- Sarangarh, Dist : Raigarh-fC.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1~ .-^^ .<. -2' ,^ ^: 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through : Secretary School Education Departm.ent, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer Raigarh, Dist : Raigarh-(C.G.) 3. Block Education Officer Block - Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) WRIT^P^mOILUNDER_ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA HI6H COURT OF CHHATHS6ARH AT BILASPUR W. P.(S} No. 889 of 2007 Petitioner Pustam Prudhan Verass s ; State of Chhattisgarh and others SB; Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotri. J Present: Mr. Vineet Kumar Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sushil Dubey, 6ovt. Advocate for the State/ respondents. ORDER (Possed on Ihis 14th bay of Februory, 2007) 1. The petitiener wcis appointed on 2S.3.1989 (Annexzire P/l) as A^sistant Teacher on fixed pay scale of Rs. 300/-. After compietion of one year" probation, he was granted regular pay scaie. 2. Learned coun%! oppearing for the petitioner submits Ihat the issue invoived in the case is asto whether, -t+ie petitioner is entitted to reguhr pay scale w.e.f. the date of initiat oppointment or after compietion of probation period. 3. The issue involved, herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A. No. 2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & others), wherein it was held -rtiat the similarly situated teachers are entitled to reguiar pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter wcis taken-up to the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Ea^Stea Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6892/93. Th& said petition wos dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from date of initial appointment. 4. Learned counsel oppearing for the petitioners further submits that this Courl-, while considering the same issue in Sushi! Tiwari & others Vs. State Sovt. of Chhattisgarh & others (W.P. (5) No. 5976 of 2006) by order dated 7-11-2006, has granted regular poy scale w.s.f. the date of initial appointment. 5. Learned counse! appearing for the parties jointly submit that this case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Sushil Tiwari &. others Vs. State Sovt. of ChhaUisgarh & others (Supra). 6. In view of that, this petition is allowed in the same terms. No order as to costs. Sdahash Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge