It is submitted by learned counsel, Mr. R. Dutta for the petitioners and learned Additional Government Advocate, Mr. S. Chakraborty for the State-respondents that this case is covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C) No.71 of 2011 and similar order may be passed.

2. By order dated 04.01.2017 passed in IA No.1688 of 2016, the names of petitioner Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28 and 29 have been deleted from the array of the petitioners. So, the case of the rest of the petitioner Nos.5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24 and 25 has been taken up.

3. The petitioners were working as Anganwadi workers and they were subsequently promoted to the post of Supervisor (ICDS). The case of the petitioners is that they were not granted pension since their earlier service was not counted in the post of Anganwadi workers.

4. The case of the petitioners of this case and the case of the petitioners of W.P.(C) No.71 of 2011 are found to be identical. In that case also the period worked as Anganwadi workers was not counted for the purpose of pension.

5. The observations made in Paras 6 to 14 of the judgment dated 24.01.2017 passed in W.P.(C) No.71 of 2011 an