1. The petitioner herein was appointed as a Craft Teacher in Mayayanharh High School in the District of Paschim Medinipur. His appointment as Craft teacher in the said school was approved by the then District Inspector of School (Secondary Education), Medinipur, with effect from 1st January, 1971. The approval of the petitioner’s appointment as Craft Teacher was communicated to the school authority by the said DI of School vide his letter No. 1188-8 dated 9th May, 1972. The petitioner’s entitlement to the salary in terms of G.O. No. 343(END-S) dated 3rd March, 1973 with effect from 1st May, 1972 was confirmed by the said DI of the school vide his letter dated 4th March, 1975 under memo No. 1452-5. The petitioner retired from service on superannuation on 31st October, 2004. His pension paper was submitted to the concerned DI of school Secondary Education, Paschim Medinipur by the school authority on 13th April, 2003.

2. Trouble started after submission of the petitioner’s pension papers, in course of settlement of the retiral dues of the petitioner as the District Inspector of School, Secondary Education, Paschim Medinipur was of the view that the scale of pay which was giv