64 11.03. WPA 9688 of 2025

2026 Ct. No. 24 Soumyendra Sen and another Vs.

Ab Visva-Bharati and others.

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Mr. Arka Maiti, Ms. Ambiya Khatun.

… for the petitioners. Mr. Victor Chatterjee, Mr. Pramitava Nath, Ms. Shreya Bhattacharjee.

… for the respondents.

1. The petitioners are aggrieved that their pay band was designated under the 2^nd Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme. Both petitioners retired as Deputy Registrar of the University after working for almost 15 years. The years of service clearly disentitled the petitioners to be designated under the pay band of 2^nd MACP Scheme. Thus, aggrieved with such classification, the petitioners have approached this Hon’ble Court by the present writ petition.

2. The petitioners received certain financial benefits, not under the MACP Scheme, but on account of 6^th Pay Commission. The University had taken this enhancement of pay and sought to transpose the same in consonance with the UGC letter of July 9, 2010 thereby contending that all promotions, time bound promotions, in-side promotions, upgradation etc. resulting in financial benefits of higher pay scales, have to be adjusted against the MACP Scheme.

3. According to Mr.