28.09.2026 Item No.19 (DL) Court No.14 AJ. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P.A. 17061 of 2026 Pragati Khatua @ Pragati Khatua Maity & ors. -Vs- The State of West & Ors. Mr. Devranjan Das. …for the petitioner. Mr. Sailendra Kumar Tiwari Mr. Subhomoy Paul. …for the State. Mr. Samaresh Ch. Dhara … for the DPSC, Purba Medinipur 1. E-acknowledgement receipt showing deposit of ad valorem court fees is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioners seek direction upon the respondent authorities, particularly respondent nos.3 to 5 to disburse the arrear salaries of the petitioners for the period as mentioned in paragraph 9 of the writ petition. 3. The petitioners contend that they joined as Assistant Teachers in different schools under Purba Medinipur District Primary School Council as follows : a) Petitioner no.1 joined as an Assistant Teacher in Rajaramchak Primary School, P.O. Rajaramchak, under Nandigram East Circle, District Purba Medinipur on 20th January, 2014; b) Petitioner no.2 joined as an Assistant Teacher in Champai Nagar Amena Primary School, P.O. 2 Priyanagari under Nandigram East Circle, District Purba Medinipur on 21st January, 2014 and thereafter has been transferred to Dibakarpur Primary School, P.O. Barashuni under Narghat Circle, where he joined on 7th February, 2017; c) Petitioner no.3 joined as an Assistant Teacher in Champai Nagar Amena Primary School, P.O. Priyanagari under Nandigram East Circle, District Purba Medinipur; d) Petitioner no.4 joined as an Assistant Teacher in Dakshin Nandigram Spl. Primary School, under Nandigram East Circle, District Purba Medinipur on 21st January, 2014; e) Petitioner no.5 joined as an Assistant Teacher in Anantapur Spl. Primary School, P.O. Durgapur under Nandigram East Circle, District Purba Medinipur on 20th January, 2014 and has been transferred to Babuia State Plan Primary School, P.O. Sultanpur Bazar under Norghat Circle, where he joined on 30th June, 2016. 4. The petitioners have not been paid salaries from their respective dates of joining till 27th August, 2014. The petitioners seek for disbursement of aforesaid amount towards unpaid arrear salaries. 5. Mr. Devranjan Das, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners submit that in similar circumstances this Court in Sri Tarak Nath Chakraborty versus The 3 State of West Bengal & Ors. (In Re: WPA No.20548 of 2019) has allowed the prayer of the petitioner in the said writ petition and directed the respondent authorities to disburse the arrear salary together with interest. The present petitioners stand on the same footing. He seeks that similar benefit be extended to the petitioners. 6. Mr. Samaresh Chandra Dhara, learned Advocate representing the District Primary School Council, Purba Medinipur leaves the matter to the discretion of this Court. 7. Learned Advocate for the State submits in the similar fashion. 8. It is not in dispute that the petitioner is similarly circumstanced as of the petitioners in the aforesaid writ petition. 9. Accordingly, it is directed that the petitioner Nos.1 and 5 shall be paid salary for the period on and from 20th January, 2014 to 27th August, 2014 and petitioner nos.2, 3 and 4 shall be paid salary from the period on and from 21st January, 2014 to 27th August, 2014, positively within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by the District Primary School Council, Purba Medinpur and the District Inspector of Schools (P.E.), Purba Medinipur together with interest @ 8% per annum on and from 1st February, 2014 till the date of actual payment. 4 10. Learned Advocate for the petitioners is directed to communicate this order to the respondent no.3, the District Inspector of Schools (P.E.), Purba Medinipur and the respondent no.5, the Chairman, District Primary School Council, Purba Medinipur, for necessary compliance. 11. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition being WPA 17061 of 2026 stands disposed of. 12. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 13. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 14. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 15. There shall be no order as to costs. 16. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)