IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

(Appellate Side)

PRESENT :

Hon’ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

W.P.A. 1524 OF 2025

ANANDA RAM KOLEY

VS.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & OTHERS

For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Lahiri, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, AGP

Ms. Parna Roy Choudhury, Adv.

For the Respondent

No. 2 : Mr. Debashis Banerjee, Adv.

For the Respondent

No. 3 : Mr. Debjit Mukherjee, Adv.

Ms. Priyanka Jana, Adv.

Hearing concluded on : 3^rd November, 2025 Judgment on : 3^rd November, 2025

Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.:

1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on

record.

2. In the writ petition, inter alia, petitioner has questioned the order

of the Principal Secretary, Judicial Department dated 21^st October,

2024 whereby prayer of the petitioner to grant higher scale of pay in terms of Government circular dated 24^th January, 2020 issued by the Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Judicial Department from 25^th June, 2019 was not allowed.

3. Learned advocate representing the petitioner submits that petitioner was appointed as Sheristadar of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Uluberia vide office order dated 31^st May, 2019 and was functioning a