09 27.01.2026 Ct. No.18 pg. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 27436 of 2025 Tapan Khanrat v. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Sk. Sahjahan Ali … For the petitioner 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 2. The order of the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Paschim Medinipur dated 31st December, 2024 rejecting the prayer of the petitioner for grant of higher scale of pay is impugned in the instant writ petition. 3. In spite of service, none represents the respondents. 4. The District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education), Paschim Medinipur is directed to file affidavit-in-opposition to the writ petition within a period of six weeks from date. Reply, if any, may be filed within a fortnight thereafter. 5. Liberty to mention the matter for hearing immediately on completion of the aforesaid time period. 6. Let this order be communicated to the learned advocate representing the State respondents. 7. All parties shall act on the basis of a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Amrita Sinha, J.)