Manas Guria And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

S/L 22 27.03.2025 Court No.19 SD

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 6734 of 2025 Manas Guria & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Somesh Kr. Ghosh ... for the Petitioners.

Mr. Vimal Kumar Shahi Mr. SM Samim Ullah ... for the State.

Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya Mr. Gourav Das ... for the DPSC, 24-Parganas (South).

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 24-Parganas (South) District Primary School Council.

The petitioners had B.Ed.

as their training qualification before joining the serve. 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. Biswas, 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.2 herein, for consideration. The respondent no.2 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.2.

The respondent no.2 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.

WPA 6734 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.)