C^-^o IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHArTISGARH AT BILASPUR-0^ WRITPETITION (Sl No. 5u ' /2011 PETITIONERS ,\^;^' ^•s^- ^^^' ^-yy' ^^^' y A®'- 1. Lambodar Singh Goutam S/o Panna LaJ Goutam aged about 58 Years, preseritly working as Upper Division Teacher at Govt. Middle School Hathitikara, Block - Nawagarh, Distt.. Janjgir - fl^ Champa(C.G.) 2. Indrabhushan Singh Bhardawaj S/o Hattulal Bhardawaj aged about 62 Years, presently working as Head Master at Govt. Primary School Dongri, Block - Balouda, Distt. Janjgir - Champa (C.G.) 1 s T^> > . <rmi|tf»/«.]< /- r< ^ ^ ^*\ VERSUS RESPONDENTS: State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Educatiori Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, (C.G.) The District Education Officer, District Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) WRITUNDER ARTICLB 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1. PARTICUtARS OF THE PETITIONER: As per cause title. 3. PARTICULARS OF THE RESPONDBNTS: As per cause title. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGAFiH : BILASPUR Sjnale Bench: Hon'ble Shri Manindra Mohan Shrivastava. J. PETiTIONERS RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION(S1 N0.3076/2011 Lambodar Singh Goutam and Another Versus State of Chhattisgarh and Another WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSITUTION OF INDIA Present: - Shri Ashwani Shukla, counsel for the petitioners. Shri Sushil Dubey, Govt. Advocate for the State. ORALORDER (Passed on 17th June, 2011) The petitioners were initially appointed as Teacher on a fixed pay of Rs.100/-. Aftgr completion oftheir probation period, they were granted regular payscale ofRs.169-300/-. 2 . Learned counsel appearing for the petitionerssubmitted that the issue involved in the case is as to whether the petitioners are entitled to regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment or after completion of probation period. 3. The issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A.No.2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and SS Others v. State ofM.P. & others), wherein it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken upto the. Hon'ble Supreme Court. The appeal was dismissed by the Hoo'ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effectthat the Teachers/Assistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale fromthe date of initial appointment. 2, i 1, rTumane 4. Learned counsel appearing for thepetitioners lurther submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in Amar Sai Ram &0tiiers v. Stateof Chhattisgarh & Others, W.P.(S).No.4725/2006, byorderdated 01-09-2006, allowed the petitionere to make a representation" within a period of ten days, raising all the grieyances. 5. Accordingly, the petitioners are granted liberty t6 make a representation raising all grievances in light of the aforestated judgment and the circular dated >-01-2011 (Annexure P-2) and in turn.the concerned respondent is directed to decide the representation, if any.in accordancewith law, on itsown merits, within a peripd of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the representation, subjecttoverificationofthefacts. 6. Inviewoftheforegoing.thispetitionisdisposedof. No orderas to costs. Sd-/ Manindra Mohan Shrivastava f Judge