Barenka Halder And ANR v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

24.03.2025 (D/L 24) Ct.-19 (Susanta Samar)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. 6435 of 2025 Barenka Halder & Anr.

-VsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Santanu Maji, Ms. Debrani Mondal, Ms. Rima Banerjee, ... For the petitioners.

Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, Mr. Biman Halder, Mr. Amman Arif Ansari .... For the DPSC (Uttar Dinajpur).

Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya, Mr. Ranjan Saha, .... For the State.

Affidavit-of-service and acknowledgement for payment of deficit Court fees filed on behalf of the petitioners be kept with the record.

The petitioners are the Assistant Teachers in different schools under Uttar Dinajpur District Primary School Council.

The petitioners had B.Ed. as their training qualification before joining the service. They are complaining that they are not getting A-Category Scale of Pay for not having six months Bridge Course from a recognized institution.

Mr.

Maji, 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 petitioner for 'A' Category Scale of Pay in accordance with law and to facilitate such consideration;

the petitioners are directed supply the complete copy of the writ petition to the respondent no. 3. The respondent no.3 shall make all endeavour to complete his exercise in this regard as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order.

W.P.A. 6435 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.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Biswajit Basu, J.)