13.01.2026 Ct. No.18 pg.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 26907 of 2025 Jagadish Prasad Mahato v.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sakti Pada Jana Mr. Subhajyoti Das Ms. Sudipta Pramanik … For the petitioner

1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

2. None appears on behalf of the State respondents despite service and notice of upgradation.

3. The petitioner is a retired Headmaster of a secondary school. He retired from service on 30th April, 2025. Prior to his retirement, the authority reduced his scale of pay from Rs.1,01,400/- per month to Rs.98,400/- per month.

4. The petitioner did not dispute the reduction in his scale of pay and he further admitted that there was error on the part of the authority in fixing his scale of pay at the rate of Rs.1,01,400/- per month.

5. He is aggrieved as the authority deducted the overdrawn amount from his terminal dues. Prayer has been made to direct the authority to refund Rs.3,47,180/- which was deducted on account of overdrawn payment received by him.

6. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was no way responsible for the fixation of his pay. The sa