Narayan Sharma v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

24.09.2024.

Court No. 2 Item No. 21 AGM Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Appellate Jurisdiction WPA 2041 of 2024 Narayan Sharma & Ors.

Vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Shaharyar Alam.

Mr. Debanjan Das.

......for the petitioners.

Mr. Nabankur Paul.

Ms. Rima Sarkar.

... For the State.

Leave granted to the advocate on record of the petitioner to deposit deficit court fees by course of tomorrow (25.09.2024).

The petitioners seek 'A' category scale of pay on and from the next date of conclusion of the training course. They are receiving the said scale of pay on and from a later date.

The issue in question as to whether the higher scale would be paid on and from the next date of conclusion of the examination or from the date of declaration of the result of training has already been decided by this Court in WPA 16023 of 2024 (Dhiraj Kumar Singh & Ors. -vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.) wherein vide order dated 19th July, 2024 the Court directed the respondent authorities to pay 'A' category scale of pay to the petitioners on and from

the next date of conclusion of their training examination.

In line with the order mentioned hereinabove, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondent authorities to pay 'A' category scale of pay to the petitioners on and from 17th March, 2019 i.e. the next date of conclusion of their training examination on 16th March, 2019.

All arrears of pay of the petitioners shall be positively disbursed within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order be supplied to the parties, if applied for, as early as possible.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)