WPA/17481/2025 of AJOY PAUL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

13.04.2026 Sl. No.51 Ct. No.14 ss IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 17481 of 2025 Ajoy Paul Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Anindya Bose Mr. Santanu Maji Ms. Debrani Mondal Ms. Raina Das …for the Petitioner Md. Sarwar Jahan Sk. Nayeemul Hoque Ms. Tapati Sarkar … for the DPSC, Murshidabad Mr. Mukti Chandra Ghosh … for the State 1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities to grant ‘A’ category scale of pay to the petitioner from the date of his joining. 3. The petitioner contends that the petitioner joined as an Assistant Teacher in 17, Beniagram Junior Basic School within the jurisdiction of Murshidabad District Primary School Council on 13th February, 2010 . Thereafter, the petitioner got promoted and he joined as Headmaster in 42, Kulidiar Primary School within the juris diction of Murshidabad District Primary School Council on 3rd January, 2024. Prior to joining 2 in service the petitioner obtained the B.Ed . degree for the session 1999. Six months Bridge Course has also been completed by the petitioner in the year 2015. On 17th June, 2025 the petitioner made a representation before the concerned authority for grant of ‘A’ category scale of pay. However, the same is pending consideration. Hence, this writ petition. 4. Mr. Anindya Bose , learned Advocate appearing o n behalf of the petitioner submits the matter be relegated to the appropriate authority for due consideration. In support of his contention, he relies on the following decisions: (i) Waliur Rahaman & Ors. versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. (In Re: MAT 1038 of 2024); (ii) Khokan Das versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. (In Re: WPA 13023 of 2025); (iii) Mahammad Enamul Haque versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. (In Re: WPA 29672 of 2024) ; (iv) Rezaul Saikh & Ors. versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. (In Re: WPA 22526 of 2024). (v) Tuhin Hossain versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. (In Re: WPA 19110 of 2025). 5. Md. Sarwar Jahan, learned Advocate for the District Primary School Coucnil, Murshidabad as well as Mr. Mukti Chandra Ghosh, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the State concedes such submission. 6. In view of the above, the Commissioner of School Education, Government of West Bengal, respondent 3 no.2, is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 17 th June, 2025 and dispose of the same by passing a reasoned or der, in accordance with law, upon notice to the petitioner, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of the order. 7. The reasoned order is to be communicated to the petitioner within one week from the date of passing of such order. 8. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to respondent no.2 , Commissioner of School Education, Government of West Bengal, for necessary compliance. 9. With the above direction, the writ petition being WPA 17481 of 2025 stands disposed of. 10. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 11. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 12. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 13. There shall be no order as to costs. 14. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 15. Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)