.|]fml""T"'.iidl|i US-^ff^^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (Sl No. ^ L{ & fc> OF 2010 (S.B.L PETITIONER / Prabhu Ram Shandil, S/o. Shri Laxman Ram Shandil, aged about 52 years, Occupation Upper Division Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School Tarasgaon, Block Charama, District Kanker (C. G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS »»- /-V. <p^^ ,..<^'-^'fl-" •Q^,vfX" ^•••" /: 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through : The Secretaiy, Tribal Welfare Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C. G.) 2. Assistant Cornmissioner, Tribal Welfare Department, Kanker, Distt. Kanker (C. G.) /^.vy f^ /^•^--- •^1'^:, ^3. Block Education Officer, Charama, Distt. Kanker (C. G.) /- 4. Treasury Officer, Treasury Account and Pension, Charama, Distt. Kanker (C. G.) t.V-'^ WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA .8.1. ::::a: :"«t>-l<t!i:£'Khritai.g! HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR Sinale Bench: Hon'ble Shri Manindra Mohan Shrivastao, J, PETITIONER RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION (Sl N0.348&2010 Prabhu Ram Shandil Versus State ofChhattisgarh and Others WRIT PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSn-UTION OF INOIA Present: - Shri Somtant Verma, counsel for the pettttoner. Shri Bhaskar Payashi, Panel Lawyer for the State. ORALORDER (Passed on 15th July, 2010) The petitioner was initially appointed as Deputy Teacher in the year1977 on a fixed pay of Rs.100/-. After comptetion of probatron period, he was granted regular pay scale. 2. Learned counset appearing for the petitioner submttted that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioner s entitted to regutar pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment or after comptetion of probation period. 3. TTie issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 Others v. State ofM.P. & others), wherein it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitted to regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appoinfment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'bte Supreme Court. The appeal was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court uphokling the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the Teachere/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from the date of initial appointment. IB 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submBs that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram KumarSahu & others v. State Govt. of Chhattlsgaiti & Another, W.P.(S).No.813 of 2007, by order dated 12/02/2007, has granted regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit that the case is squarely covered by the deciston of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu (supra). 6. In view of that, this petitton is altowed on the same terms, subject to verifcation ofthe facts. No order as to costs. ]S4antadra MohanSbrivastava Judge Tumeyte