• ^o) ^s"^ ^ HIGH COURT OFCHHATTiSGARH. BILASPUR PETITiONER W.P. (81 No, 1477 of 2008 Komal Prasad Kaushik, S/o Shri Shyam La! Kaushik, aged about 50 years, Assistant Teacher, Government Mlddie Schoo! Amsena, BlocR Takhatpur, District Biiaspur (C.G.) Versys RESPONDENTS 1 State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Schoo! Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Ralpur (C.G.) 2 The Dlrector, Public Instruction Chhattisgarh, Rsipur(C.G.) 3 District Educatlon Officer, Bi!aspur (C.G.) 4 Block Education Officer, Takhatpur, District BISaspur (C.G.) PETITION-UNDERABTJCLE 226 OF THE CONSTSTUTSON OF SNDiA ADpearance: Shn K.S. Pav^ar, Counsei forthe petitioner. Shri Satlsh Gupta, Government Advocate for the State/responcients on advance copy. ORALORDER (07.03.2003) SINHA, J. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submlts that tne issue invoived in the case is as to whether the petitioner is entitled to reguiar pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment or from the ^ate of completion of probation period. He submits that the issue .^/ '"•^^.-s^^"' W.P.(S)No. 1477/2008 shyna Involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Admlnistrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & others), whereinjt was heid that the simiiarly situated teachers are entltled to reguiar pay scaie w.e.f. the date of initiai appointment. The matter was taken up to the Hon'bie Supreme Court in Speciai Leave Petition (Civi!) No. 6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court uphoiding the decision of the Tribunai to the et'fect that the Teachers/ Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scaie from the date of initia! appointment. Learned counse! for the petitlcner further submlts that this Court, while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar Sahu & others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & another (W.P.(S) No. 813 of 2007) by order dated 12.2.2007, has granted reguiar pay scate w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. Learned counsei for the parties jointiy submlt that this case is squareiy covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu and another (Supra). In view ot' that, this petition is aliowed in the same terms. However, this order shaii be subject to ali yerit'ications made by the State regardlng facts pleaded Jn the petition. ___ Sd/- SunilKumarSinha Judge