Rai Chattopadhyay, J. :-

1. The writ petitioner is a retired Headmaster of the school namely, Bikrampur High School (H.S.). He is aggrieved for the reason that the school authority in order to enable him to draw pension after retirement, has not issued a “No Liability Certificate”, in his favour. Hence, he has filed the instant writ petition to seek relief inter alia that the “No Liability Certificate” be immediately issued by the school authority; to set aside the letter of the school authority dated July 31, 2017; to allow him pensionary benefits including gratuity with interest. Before discussing the grounds taken by the petitioner and the counter argument of the respondent school, the factual background of the case may be narrated in a nutshell which is as follows:-

2. February 28, 2017 is the date of retirement of the writ petitioner. Let the pre-retirement factual aspects be narrated first. The petitioner was appointed in a school at South 24 Paraganas district where he worked as the Assistant Teacher from September 10, 1981 to April 02, 1996. With effect from April 03, 1996, the petitioner was promoted and appointed on transfer as the Headmaster in Bikrampur High School, Pasch