Soma Rani Saha And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

M/L 139 04.03.2025 Court No.19 SD

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 2097 of 2025 Soma Rani Saha & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Firdous Samim Ms. Gopa Biswas Ms. Sampriti Saha Ms. Swati Dey ... for the Petitioners.

Mr. Dipanjan Datta Ms. Sukanya Datta ... for the State.

Mr. Avishek Prasad ... for the DPSC, Malda.

Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury ... for the WBBPE.

Affidavit of service and the challan evidencing payment of deficit Court fees filed on behalf of the petitioners be kept with the record.

The petitioners are the Assistant Teachers at different schools under District Primary School Council, Malda. The petitioners are not getting 'A' category scale of pay for not having six months Bridge Course from a recognized institution though they have B.Ed.

as their training qualification.

Mr. Samim, learned advocate for the petitioners submits that similarly placed teachers have been given the benefit of 'A' category scale of pay.

He prays that the issue may be relegated to the Commissioner of School Education, Government of West Bengal, the respondent no.3 herein, for consideration. The respondent no.3 is directed to consider the prayer of the petitioners for 'A' category scale of pay in accordance with law and to facilitate such consideration, the petitioners are directed to supply the complete copy of the writ petition to the respondent no.3.

WPA 2097 of 2025 is disposed of with the above terms without any order as to costs.

Since no affidavit has been invited, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed to have been denied by the respondents.

Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties, subject to compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Biswajit Basu, J.)