JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned Advocates appearing for the Parties.

2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the impugned Memo dated 7th December, 2012 read with Memo dated 10.06.1994, issued by the respondent concerned rejecting the claim of the petitioner of Higher Scale of pay according to his qualification of M.Sc in Anthropology. Facts involved in brief in the instant case are hereunder. The petitioner passed B.Sc examination (pass course with Botany and Zoology and Anthropology) as combination of the subjects in the year 1985 and passed M.Sc examination in anthropology in 1989. The petitioner was appointed as organizing Assistant Teacher of Mandra Hazer Ali Smitri Vidyapith Junior High School on 29th September, 1992. Appointment of the petitioner as M.Sc (anthropology Bio) was approved by the District Inspector of School North 24 Parganas with effect from 1st May, 1992. The aforesaid school was recognized as a second class junior high school on 12th February, 1987 and on 1st May, 2001 the aforesaid school was recognized as a high school and on 16th September, 2009 the aforesaid school was recognized as a Higher Secondary School and the petitioner obtained