4- / / BEFORE THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH PETTIONERS RESPONDENTS / @ @M OF 2011 State of Chhattisgarh Through — the Secretary, Tribal and Welfare Depat’tment D.K.S. Bhawan Raipur (C.G.) Assistant Commissioner Tribal and Welfare Department Raigarh (CG) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OR MANDAMUSIDIRECTION OF OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT. VERSUS 1, w.Pi(S) No. AT BILASPUR (C.G.) / ,1. Goutam Prasad Rajak S/o Shri Nankun Ram Rajak, Aged about 50 years, Head master Middle school jiwri Block Tamnar District Raigarh (CG) 2. Munnu Ram Pradhan S/o Shri Kapileshwar Pradhan, aged 50 years Head Master Jharna Block Tamnar District Raigarh (CG) Qb HIGH COURT OF CHHA’ITISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 184 01‘2011 PETITIONERS : Goutam Prasad Rajak & Another. VERSUS RESPONDENTS : State of Chhattisgarh & Another. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate for the petitioners. _ ‘Shri Y.S.Thakur, Deputy Advocate General for the State. ORDER ORAL (Passed on 13 day of January, 2011) . The petitioners were appointed as Assistant Teachers on a fixed pay of Rs. 150/-. After completion of their probation period, they were gamed regular pay scale. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the issue involved in the case is asto whether, the petitioners are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f." the date initial appointment or atter completion ofprobation period. 3. The issue involved, herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A. N0. 2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State 0fM.P. & others), wherein it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to Hon'ble Supreme Courtin Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. \\ 6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon‘ble Supreme c" wmwnwwwmwmwnw. Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the etfect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale iom date of initial appointment. . Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner also submits that this court, while considering the same issue inAmar Sai Ram & others Vs. State of Chham'sgarh & others [W.P. (S) No. 4725/2006] by order dated 01.09.2006, allowed the petitioners to make a representation along with copy of the petition and annexures within a period of ten days, raising all their gievances and in tum the concerned respondent was directed to decide the representation in an objective marmer within ‘a period of 30 days hom the date of receipt of the representation. . Accordingly, the petitioners are granted liberty to make a representation raising all their gievances and in tum, the concerned respondent is directed to decide the representation, if any, in accordance with law, on its own merits, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt ofthe representationr . In View of the foregoing, this petition is disposed of. No order asto costs. . Sd/—' Satish K. Agnihotri Judge