07.08.2025 Ct. No. 18

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W.P.A. 14261 of 2025

Kabita Maji

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sandip Kumar De

Mr. Abhijit Sarkar

Mr. Abhik Chitta Kundu

…for the petitioner

Mr. Santanu Kumar Mitra

Mr. Amartya Pal

…for the State

1. A ffidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is

taken on record.

2. Petitioner is an approved assistant teacher in a

secondary school with effect from 7^th March, 2006. At the time of granting approval petitioner was sanctioned honours graduate scale of pay. Petitioner subsequently enhanced her education qualification by obtaining postgraduate degree in the relevant subject of teaching in 2013. Petitioner prays for sanction of postgraduate scale of pay in

consideration of her postgraduate degree.

3. It is submitted that school authority where

petitioner is working at present permitted the petitioner to undergo higher course of study and after completing the course school authority

forwarded the issue to the Additional District Inspector of Schools (SE) Durgapur Sub-Division, Paschim Bardhaman for taking steps but till date no steps have been taken.

4. State respondents are represented by learned advocate who has opposed the prayer of the petitioner on the grou