I. DKS Secretaxy, The State Bhavan, Govemment School Raipur Education (CG). of Chham‘sgarh, Depamnont Thmugh Ministly, the 2. Dircctor of Public Instructions, Stats Chhattisgarh, Pension Bada, Raipur (CG). 3. The Dish-id Education Officer, Durg (CG). x ORAL ORDER (Passed on 10m ofJanuaj‘y, 2(108) 1. The petitioner was appointed on 01.02.1981 as Assistant Teacher on fixed pay of Rs. 150/-. Afier completion ofprobation, the petitioner was granted regular pay scale. Learned counsel appearing for i;s the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the case is asto whether} tlie petitioner is entitled to regular pay scale w.e.£ the date of initial appointment or mar completion of probation period. Yadu and 56 that the similarly situated teachers others Vs. State of M.P. & Others), wherein it was held are entitled to regular pay scale w,e.f. the date of initial appointment. The matter Supreme Court The appeal was dismissed Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the etiect that the was taken up to Hon'ble by the Hon'ble Supreme TeachersfAssistant Teachers are entitled tb regular pay scale from date ofinitial appointment. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Paras Nath Gupta Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & others [W.P. (S) No, 58 of 2007} by order dated 15.01.2007, has granted regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment. Leamed counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit that the case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the ease of Paras Natl} Gupta Vs. State ofChhattisgai-h Sc others (Supra). In View ofthat this petition is allowed in the same terms. No order asto costs. f’k Sd/- I Satish K. Agnihotri' Judge V