35 13.02.2026 Court No.18 pg. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 22953 of 2025 Subhrangshu Sahu -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Sakti Pada Jana Mr. Sudipta Pramanik Ms. Ankita Biswas … For the petitioner Mr. Jayanta Samanta Mr. Keshab Chandra Das … For the State 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 2. The petitioner’s prayer seeking higher scale of pay is pending before the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education), Howrah. 3. Without entering into the merits of the claim of the petitioner, the instant writ petition stands disposed of by directing the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education), Howrah to consider the petitioner’s prayer for higher scale of pay strictly in accordance with law at the earliest but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. 2 4. Reasonable opportunity of hearing be granted to the petitioner and the school prior to passing a final order in the matter. 5. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to all the parties. 6. If the prayer of the petitioner is allowed, then necessary consequential steps shall be taken without any further delay. 7. The writ petition stands disposed of. 8. All parties are to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 9. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)