12.08.2026 Item no.D/L 15 Court No. 24 Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No. WPA 5829 of 2026 In the matter of: Srabanti Sarkar …. Petitioner VS. The State of West Bengal & Ors. ….Respondents For the Petitioner: Mr. Anjan Bhattacharyya Ms. Anita Shaw Ms. Seema Thakur ….Advocates For the State: Mr. Pradip Mukherjee Ms. Ankita Mishra ….Advocates For the Respondent no.6: Mr. Abhishek Banerjee Mr. Subhojit Chattopadhyay ….Advocates 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 2. The petitioner alleges non release of increment on account of upgrading his educational qualification to B.Ed. The petitioner was previously serving in a school at Howrah from 2006. In 2014, she has been transferred to a school in North 24 Parganas. 3. The B.Ed course was of two years. The petitioner started her course when she was in Howrah but by the time she completed the course, she was transferred to North 24 Parganas. The petitioner claims to have obtained B.Ed qualification in the year 2015. 4. The petitioner submits that as her B.Ed qualification has not been updated in her service records, accordingly, she is not getting the increment as per her qualification. Page 2 5. A representation has been filed by the petitioner before the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, Howrah. The same is alleged to be kept pending. 6. Prayer has been made to direct the respondents to update her educational qualification in her service book so that she may receive her pay along with the increment. 7. It appears that the petitioner enhanced her qualification to B.Ed while she was in service in the district of North 24 Parganas. No representation has been filed by the petitioner before the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, North 24 Parganas. The District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education North 24 Parganas is not a party in instant writ petition either. 8. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is disposed of by granting leave to the advocate on record of the petitioner to implead the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, North 24 Parganas as party respondent in the instant writ petition and serve a copy of the writ petition upon the newly added party. 9. The petitioner will be at liberty to file a proper representation before the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, North 24 Parganas annexing all documents in support of her claim. 10. In the event such representation is made, then the same shall be considered by the District Inspector of Schools, Secondary Education, North 24 Parganas in accordance with law after giving a reasonable opportunity of hearing to all the necessary parties at the earliest. 11. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner. 12. The writ petition stands disposed of. Page 3 13. Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 14. Certified server copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)