19th Jan., 2026 Item no.D/L 18 Court No. 18 Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No. WPA 27189 of 2025 In the matter of : Rajarshi Das …. Petitioner VS. The State of West Bengal & Ors. ….Respondents For the Petitioner: Mr. Sk. Sahjahan Ali ….Advocate For the State: Ms. Pramiti Bandopadhyay Ms. Deboleena Ghosh ….Advocates 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 2. The petitioner’s prayer seeking higher scale of pay on account of enhancement of his educational qualification is pending consideration before the District Inspector of Schools (SE), North 24 Parganas. 3. Without entering into the merit of the claim of the petitioner, the instant writ petition stands disposed of by directing the District Inspector of Schools (SE), North 24 Parganas to take steps to consider the prayer of the petitioner for higher scale of pay in accordance with law and in line with the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Special Bench of this Court in the matter of Utpal Kanti Karan –Vs State of West Bengal & Ors. reported in 2024 SCC Online Cal 1274 at the earliest but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. A Page 2 reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner immediately thereafter. 4. If the prayer of the petitioner is allowed, then necessary consequential steps shall be taken by the authority without any further delay. 5. An opportunity of hearing shall be given to the petitioner for placing all documents in support of his enhanced qualification. 6. The writ petition stands disposed of. 7. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)