IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION (APPELLATE SIDE)

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay WPA 15392 Of 2021 Malay Kumar Saha Vs.

State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sarwar Jahan : Pritikana Gantait : Sudipta Maiti For the State : Md. T.M. Siddiqui : Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee : Mr. Amit Lal Chatterjee Heard on : 25/03/2025 Judgment on : 25/03/2025 Rai Chattopadhyay, J. :-

1. The petitioner has challenged the order passed by the Deputy Director, Directorate of Pension Provident Fund and Group Insurance dated September 3, 2021, in this case.

2. Mr. Jahan says that the petitioner who is a honours graduate teacher employed in the respondent school from the date October 1, 1981 as a B.Com Honours teacher, is entitled to the honours graduate scale of pay with effect from October 1, 1986 as has been directed by the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, Paschim Medinipur, in its order dated April 7, 2021.

3. He would indicate the background facts of the present case that after being appointed with effect from October 1, 1981, the petitioner has been granted honours graduate scale of pay, during his entire service period.

4. At the ti