IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

WPA 5675 of 2018 Sri Dipankar Das & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioners : Mr. D.N. Ray, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Atanu Biswas, Mr. Sourav Haldar, Mr. Mrinal Saha, Mr. Sourav Saha.

For the Respondent No. 3 : Ms. Rajdatta Chattopadhyay, Ms. Risha Das, Mr. Dibeyndu Banerjee.

Judgment reserved on : 29.10.2025 Judgment delivered on : 26.11.2025 SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL), J. :

1. The writ application has been preferred praying for direction upon the respondents to show cause as to why the Memo No. 663/DLB/Verification 1/2002 (pt-1) dated 27-05-2013 issued by Director of Local Bodies, West Bengal as well as Order No. Adm/1E-2017/123/641 dated 01-11-2017 issued by the Chairman, Tarakeswar Municipality shall not be quashed and /

or set-aside for the ends of justice.

2. It is further prayed that the respondents be directed to approve the petitioners service in Group - "C" Post in the scale of pay Rs. 3350/- - 6325/-(erstwhile Rs. 300/- 685/-) which they were enjoying since August, 2003 to October, 2017 and have further prayed for direction that the respondents should not