3007 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

2025 APPELLATE SIDE WEDNESDAY WPA 799 OF 2025 Court : CB-07 Item : DL-02 Bench : SINGLE Matter : WPA MAHBUB HASAN Status : DO ID : 266057 VS.

AR : NANDY THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

MR. MD. MUNAWAR ALI, ADVOCATE ……for the Petitioner MR. TAUHID KHAN, ADVOCATE ……for the State

1. The instant writ petition is yet another instance of the inconsistent stand taken by the State regarding the grant of additional benefits to the Headmasters of upgraded schools.

2. Initially, the Education Department decided to extend such benefits to the Headmasters of all upgraded schools, but subsequently revised its position by restricting the benefits to Headmasters of schools upgraded after a particular cut-off date. This change in stance led to disputes concerning the grant of retirement benefits to those Headmasters. The present lis is merely an offshoot of that dispute, which has come before this Court’s extraordinary jurisdiction through the writ petition filed by a retired Headmaster, primarily seeking a direction to the concerned authority to refund an amount of Rs. 1,18,776/- along with accrued interest, re-fix his pension, and rel