WPS/7118/2007 of PARMANAND NETAM and ANOTHER Vs STATE GOVT.OF CHHATTISGARH and ORS. on 20 December 2007

HIGH COURT OF CHHATnSGARii,- BiLAsPUR

WP. (5) No. 7118 of 2007

PETITIONERS1ParanandmNetamAgeabout50years,LecturerS/oLaieSmShivShinghNe‘éamGovt.PrimarySch00§Darba Block[—]Kurud,Distt.- Dhamtari(CG)GomatiNageAgeabout55years,Lesturer D/o Shri Somnath Nage Govt.Hr.Sec.SchoolSirriBiock[~]Kurud,Distt.[-—]Dhamtari (C.G.)VersusRESPONDENTSState Govt.of Chhattisgarh Through:TheSecretaryTribal&EducationDepanmentD.K.S.Bhawan,Distt.—Raipur (C)GDistt.EducationOfficerDistt.Dhamtari (C.G.)Bicko Education Ofhcer Kurud, Distt.[—]Dhamtari (C.G.)4Treasury, Accounts & Pension, Distt.[—]Dhamt’ari (C5 .)

WRIT PETiTiONUNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTiTUTiON OFENDIA

Appearance:

Shri Somkant Verma, counsei for the petitioners.Shri Pradeep Singh, Pane! Lawyer for the State en advance[copy‘]

ORAL eRoER(29.1[2.2mm]

SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J

Heard.

Learned counsei for the petitioners submits that[the][ issue][ involved]in the case is as to whether the petitioners are entitied to regular pay[scale]wet.thedateofinitialappointmentor fromthe dateof compietionofprobationperiod.HesubmitsthattheissueinvolvedhereinwasconsideredbytheMadhyaPradeshStateAdministrativeTribunal,Jabaipur in O.A. No.2745i89 (Madhukant Yadu and[56][ others Vs.][ State][ of]MP. and others), wherein,it was heid that the similarly situated teachersare entitied to reguiar pay scaie wet. the date[of][ initiai][ appointment.][ The]

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matter wastakenup to theHon‘ble SupremeCourtinSpecial’ Leave'Petition (Civil) No.6892/93.[The][ said]petition[was][ dismissed][ by][ the][ Hon’bie]Supreme Court[uphoiding][ the][ decision][ of][ the][ Tribunal][ to][ the][ effect][ that][ the]Teachers/Aseistant[Teachers][ are]entitledtoregular pay scale[from]thedate of[ initial][appointment;]

Learned counsei[for][ the]petitioners[further][ submits][ that][ this][ Court,]while considering[the][ same]issuein Ram Kumar[$ahu][ and]others Vs.StateGovt.or Chhattisgarh[and]another (W.P.(S)[No.813]or 2007) byorder dated12.2.2007, has grantedregular pay[scale][ w.e.f.][ the][ date][ of]initial appointment.o o Learnedcounselfor thepartiesiointty[submits]thatthis caseissquarely covered[by][ the][ decision][ of][ this][ Court][ in][ the][ case][ of][ Ram][ Kumar]Sahu and another (supra).

in View of that,[this]petition[is][ allowed][ in][ the][ same][ terms‘]

However, this[order][ shaii][ be][ subjeot][ to][ all][ verifications][ made][ by][ the]State regarding[facts]pleaded[in][ the]petition M

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iSunil Kumar SinhalJudge