23-09-2026 Item No.18 Subrata Bhattacharyya AR(C) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No. WPA No.8179 of 2026 In the matter of: Sipra Adhikary & Ors. …. Petitioners VS. The State of West Bengal & Ors. For the Petitioners: Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta Mr. Saikat Sutradhar ….Advocates 1. As many as eight petitioners have filed this writ petition by depositing only one court fees. 2. The petitioners are directed to pay the deficit court fees in respect seven petitioners in course of today; or else this order shall be made applicable only on the first petitioner and the writ petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed in respect of the others. 3. None represents the State despite service. Affidavit of service is on record. 4. The petitioners were initially serving as Sahayak/Sahayika in Shishu Shiksha Kendra. They exercised option to avail the benefit given in favour of Para Teachers. 5. The benefit of Para Teacher to be given to the Sahayak/Sahayika was, on publication of the notification, found to be not beneficial. The petitioners, accordingly, intend to be reverted back to the status of Sahayak/Sahayika and they intend to remain in service till 65 years of age. 6. Various writ petitions on similar facts were considered by the Court and the Court by judgment dated 27th September, 2024 passed in WPA 24808 of 2024 (Antara Pandit & Ors –Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.) directed the concerned State authorities including PBRSSM authorities to treat the petitioners as Page 2 Sahayak/Sahayika and the option submitted by them to be treated as Para Teacher has been directed to be treated as cancelled. 7. As the facts of the case are similar to the case of Antara Pandit (supra), accordingly, in line with the above judgment, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Mission Director to treat the petitioners as Sahayak/Sahayika and permit them to remain in service till 65 years of age. 8. No benefit in respect of Para Teacher will be allowed in their favour. 9. The writ petition stands disposed of. 10.Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 11.Certified server copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)