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Namita Jana (Gole) v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

Calcutta HC16 Apr 2021WPA/11325/2018

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The court held that principles from Animesh Choudhury apply to allow higher scale of pay to a petitioner who secured post-graduate qualification without prior permission, directing authorities to process the claim within 10 weeks.

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Impugned order rejecting higher scale of pay set aside; authorities directed to allow higher scale of pay from date following final exam of PG course within 10 weeks.

Namita Jana (Gole) Vs State of West Bengal… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Calcutta HC (2021)

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S/L 16 21.4.2021 Court No.26 SD

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WPA 11325 of 2018 (Via Video Conference)

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Namita Jana (Gole) Vs.

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State of West Bengal & Ors.

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Mr. Ekramul Bari Ms. Tanuja Basak

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… for the Petitioner.

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Mr. Supriyo Chattopadhyay Mr. Sabyasachi Mondal

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… for the State.

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This matter relates to drawing of higher scale of pay upon securing post graduate qualification as governed by the West Bengal Schools (Control of Expenditure) Act, 2005 read with the Government Order bearing No.593 dated November 27, 2007.

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By an order and judgment delivered on March 25, 2021 in WPA 14468 of 2013 (Animesh Choudhury vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) , I had held that an assistant teacher who had previously enrolled in the PostGraduate course prior to his/her employment as an assistant teacher need not take prior permission for appearing in the examinations of the said course from the competent authority as mandated by the Notification dated November 27, 2007.

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In light of the similar factual matrix in the present writ petition to the case of Animesh Choudhury vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. (supra) , the principles enunciated therein are squarely applicable to the present writ petition.

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In view of the above, this writ petition is also disposed of on the same basis. In this writ petition, if there is an order

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rejecting the application for higher scale of pay, the impugned order is set aside.

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The pertinent authorities are accordingly directed to allow higher scale of pay to the petitioner from the date following the last date of the final examination of the PostGraduate course. The District Inspector of Schools (SE) concerned shall do the needful in this regard within a period of 10 (ten) weeks from the date of communication of this judgment.

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In light of the above conclusion and directions, the writ petition is allowed.

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Since, no affidavit-in-opposition has been called for the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents.

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There will be no order as to costs.

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Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities.

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(Shekhar B. Saraf, J.)

Namita Jana (Gole) v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

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