3004 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

2025 APPELLATE SIDE WEDNESDAY WPA 15452 OF 2024 Court : CB-07 Item : DL-03 Bench : SINGLE MANOJ KUMAR PATRA Matter : WPA Status : DO VS.

ID : 266057 AR : NANDY THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

MR. SAKTIPADA JANA, ADVOCATE MS. SUDIPTA PRAMANIK, ADVOCATE ……for the Petitioner MS. RUPSHA CHAKRABORTY, ADVOCATE MR. BIKRAMJIT MONDAL, ADVOCATE …...for the State

1. The origin of the dispute raised in the writ petition can be traced to the inconsistent stance adopted by the State regarding the grant of a 3% additional increment to the Headmasters and Headmistresses of Higher Secondary schools across the State.

2. The present case is an offshoot of that dispute, having entered the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court through a writ petition filed by a retired Headmaster, primarily seeking a direction upon the concerned authority to refund an amount of Rs. 3,74,118/- along with accrued interest, re-fix his pension, and release other consequential benefits.

3. The petitioner commenced his service career as an Assistant Teacher at Kalinagar High School on 19.07.1985. He was subsequently appointed as the Assistant Headmaster of the