BEMCii ISilE c> F \^ l__ IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHAmSGARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (S)No. Q /2007(S.B.) PETITIONER : ^y^ ./i^ ^f^ ^'..y .Ravishankar Patel S'/o Shri Shivlal Patel Aged about 44 years, Asst. Teacher, R/o Village -Bore Post- Deogaon Via- Sariya, Tah.-Sarangarh, Dist : Raigarh- (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS 3. ;1. State of Chhattisgarh Through : Secretary School Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) District Education Officer Raigarh, Dist : Raigarh-fC.G.) Block Education Officer Block - Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLB 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA c^ HI6H COURT OF CHHATTIS6ARH AT BILASPUR W. P. (5)No. 893 of 2007 Petitioner Ravishankar Patel Versus Respondents : State of Chhattisgarh and o-thers 58: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotri. J Present: Mr. Vineet Kumar Pandey, Advocate for the peth'ioner. AAr. Sushil Dubey, Sovt. Advocate for the State/ respondents. OR&ER (Passed on this 14th bay of February, 2007) 1. The petitioner wus appointed on 18.3.1982 as Assistant Teacher on fixed pay scale of Rs. 150/-. After completion of two year probation, he was granted regular pay scale of Rs. 169-300/-. 2. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the case is (isto whether, the petitioner is entitled to re9uiar pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment or after completion of probation period. 3. The issue involved, herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrotive Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A. No. 2745/89 (AAadhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & others). wherein it was held that -rtie similarty situated teaehers are entitled to regular pay scale w.e.f. •ttie date of initial appointment. The matter was taken-up to the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special ^) Leave Petition (Civil) No. 6892/93. The said petition was dismissed by the Hon'bls Supreme Court upholding the dscision of the Tribuna! to the effect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from date of initia! appointment. 4. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that this Court, while considering -the same issue in Aeman Jain vs. The State Soverninent of Chhattisgarh & (W. P. No. 1463/2006) by order dated 10.11.2006, has granted regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initiat appointment. 5. Leamed counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit that this cass \s squareiy covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Aeman Jain vs. The State Sovernment of Chhatt'isgarh & another (Supra). 6. In view of that, this petition is allowed in ttie same terms. No order as to costs. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge Subhssh :rs^:~