HIGH. CDURT OF CHHA’I‘TISGARH AT BILASPUR PETITIONER WRIT PETITION (S) No. 261 01'2008 Digeshwar Lal Yadav, S/o Shri Sohitram Yadav, aged about 46 years, Assistant Teacher, Government 'Primaxy School, Ghaghra, Block —— Kharsia, District — Raigarh (C.G.) VERSUS : l. State of Chhattisghrh Through Secretary, Eoucation Depanmeim D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G‘.)/, gr " , A , . g RESPONDENTS 2. The Director, Public Instruction Department, Raipur (C.G.) . ssistam Commissioner‘ Tribal and Welfare Depamnent, Disirict —— Raigarh (C.G.) Block Educaxion Officer, Kharsia, District -— Raiarh (C.G.) WRIT E’ETI'I'ION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hongble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri Anil Mourya? Advocate for the petitioner. Miss Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents. ORAL ORDER (Passed onT...” 14 day of January, 2008) The petitioner was appointed on 20.09. 1980 on probation for a period of two years as Assistant Teacher on a fixed pay of Rs. ISO/a After completion of his probation, he was granted regular pay scale. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the issne involved in the case is asto whether, the petitioner is entitled to regular pay scale with effect from the date of initial appointment or aiter completion of probation period. The issue involved herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur in O.A. No. 2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of M.P. & Others), wherein it was held that the similarly situated teachers are entitled to regular pay scale with effe'ct from the date of initial appointment. The matter was taken up to (w ,g, the Hon’lSle Supreme Court. The apyealwas dismissed by ale Hon’ble Supreme Comt upholding the decision of the Tn‘bunal to the eEect that the Teachers/Assistant Teachem are entitled to regular pay scale from the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that this Coum while considering the same issue in Ram Kumar ‘Sahu & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others, W,P.(S) No. 813 of 2007, by order dated 12.02.2007, has granted mgular pay scale with eifect ham the date of initial appointment. Learned counsel appearing for the parties jointly submit that the case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ram Kumar Sahu & Othets Vs. State ofChhattisgarh & Others (supra). In View of that, this petition is allowed in the same tenns, subjeet to .\ verification ofthe faots. No order asto costs. Sd/— t Satish K. Agnihotri t Judge J. v