Tarun Chatterjee : This is an appeal by the District School Board, 24 Parganas (North & South) (for short "the School Board'.'), from a decision dated 22nd December, 1989 of a learned Judge of this Court. By the aforesaid order the learned Judge allowed the writ petition filed by one 'Sri Dukhiram Sardar (hereinafter referred to as 'the Respondent', directing the Director of Primary Education, West Bengal, to approve the appointment of the Respondent as an Assistant Teacher of a Primary School named as Karaketi Junior Basic School, Nekarihata, District-24 Pargans (for short 'the School') further directing the District Inspector of School Primary Education), South 24 Parganas to pay salary and allowances to the Respondent in accordance with the prescribed scale of pay since 18th March, 1977 with compound interest at the rate of 12% annually.

2. The respondent by making an application before the Head Teacher of the School and the then Minister of Education, Govt. of West Bengal, volunteered his service without remuneration in the year 1975 for being appointed as an Assistant Teacher of the School in the vacancy caused due to retirement of an Assistant Teacher of the Schoo