PETITIONER C; £06; BEFORE THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No.7 Lt ct“ /2006 :1) 7) Jaleshram Chandravanshi, aged about 44 years, S/o Shri Lakhanram Chandravanshi, Primary School, Birkona, Kawardha. Ramji Chandravanshi, agedK/w about 46 years, S/o Shri Sakharam ’ Chandravanshi, Primary School, Jewdakhurd, Kawardha. Purushotam Das Veshnav, aged about 46 years, S/o Shri Deva D’as Veshnav, Govt. Pre Middle School, Bamrini, Kawardha Girdhar Ram Kaushik, aged; yabout 51 years, S/o Shri Chandu Lal -Kaushik, Govt. Primary School, Bamhani, Kawardha‘ Kailash Sharan Singh Thakur, aged about 46 years, S/o Shri Rumavat Singh Thakur, Primary School, Nevari, Kawardha. Mahesh Kumar Amde, aged!” about 47 years, S/o Shri Muldu Ram Amde, Primary School, Kureli. Sudarniram Kaushik, aged t about 51 years, S/o Shri Chetu» Ram Kaushik, Pre Middle School, Gochia. / / / Badn' Narayan Halwai, aged about 50 years, S/o Shri Shyam ' Lal Halwai, Govt. Primary School, Gaungchuva. ’%. 8) VERSUS : 1) State of Chhattisgarh through, v the Secretary, School Education Dept, D.K.S. Bhavan, Rajpur (CG) 2) Distt. Education Officer”: Distt. Kabirdham (Kawardha) ’ RESPONDENT(S) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA / 45” HSGH couRI OF CHHAJ'TISGARH AT BILASFUR W. P. (S) No. 4958 of 2Q_06 Petitioners : Jalahram Chandravanshi & oihers -Versus- Respondents : sate of Chhattisgam & anomer SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotn‘, J Shri P. S. Koshy, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri V. V. S. Murthy, Deputy Advocate Genera! for the respendena oRneR (Passed on this 3‘“ day of March. 2007) 1. The petitioners were appointed as Assistant Teacher on tixed pay of Rs. 150/- in the year 1982—89. After compietion of two year‘s probation, they were granted reguiar pay scaie. 2. Leamed counsei appearing for the petitioners submits that the issue invoived in the’case is asto whether the petitioners are entiued to regular pay scale w.e.f. the date of initial appointment or from the date of compietion of probation period. 3. The issue involved, herein was considered by the Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal. Jabaipur in O.A. No. 2745/89 (Madhukant Yadu and 56 others Vs. State of MP. & others), wherein it was heid that the simiiariy situated teachers are entitied to regular pay scale w.e.f. the 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’ble Supreme Court upholding the decision of the Tribunal to the effect that the TeacherslAssistant Teachers are entitled to regular pay scale from date of initial appointment. 4. Learned counsel appearing for me petitioners funher submits that this Court, while considering the same issue in W. P. (s) 5976 of 2006 (Sushi! Tiwafi & others Vs. State Govt. of Chhattisgarh & others), which was allowed vide ordet dated 7‘“ Novembet, 2006. has gtanted regular pay scale w.e.f. the date cf initial appointment. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the parties iointly submit that this case is 7 -3? squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Sushii Tiwari (Supra). 6. ln View of that. this petition is allowed in the same terms. No order as to ; v ‘\\ Sd/— Satish K. Agnihoiri Judge costs. Thakur l