A teacher's prayer for higher scale of pay was rejected by the District Inspector of Schools before a later Special Bench judgment on the same issue. This court set aside the rejection order and directed the Inspector to reconsider the representation in light of that judgment, with hearing and a reasoned order within two months.
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7th May, 2024 (D/L No.47) (SKB)
W.P.A. 20188 of 2012
Debasish Pramanik Versus State of West Bengal and others
Mr. S. S. Arefin
... for the petitioner.
Mr. Avijit Sarkar, Mr. Durga Bhusan Mukhopadhyay
... for the State.
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same issue a Special Bench judgment came to be passed on February 7, 2024 in WPA 9912 of 2007 with APO 3 of 2023 with W.P.A. 303 of 2023 (Utpal Kanti Konar Vs. State of West Bengal and others).
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representation in the spirit of the aforesaid judgment of the Special Bench and shall pass a reasoned order in accordance with law after giving adequate opportunity of hearing either to the writ petitioner or to his learned advocate within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order. The reasoned order as would be passed by the concerned D.I. shall be communicated to the writ petitioner within a period of a fortnight from the date of passing such order either by Speed Post or through e-mail, if the petitioner provides his e-mail address to the said D.I. in writing.
(Partha Sarathi Sen, J.)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the District Inspector of Schools' order refusing higher scale of pay should be set aside and reconsidered in light of a Special Bench judgment.
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Utpal Kanti Konar Vs. State of West Bengal and othersRelied on
WPA 9912 of 2007 with APO 3 of 2023 with W.P.A. 303 of 2023
Debasish Pramanik
State of West Bengal
Partha Sarathi Sen
As recorded by the court registry
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