Sonali Ghatak (Guha) & Ors vs The State Of West Bengal & Ors
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Calcutta High Court (Appellete Side)

Sonali Ghatak (Guha) & Ors vs The State Of West Bengal & Ors on 8 October, 2024

Author: Amrita Sinha

Bench: Amrita Sinha

08.10.2024
 Ct. No. 14
Supple. No.5
    KB
                           In The High Court at Calcutta
                          Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
                                  Appellate Side

                             W.P.A. No. 22179 of 2024

                               Sonali Ghatak (Guha) & Ors.
                                      -versus-
                            The State of West Bengal & Ors.


                      Mr. Anindya Lahiri
                      Ms. Pranati Das
                                              ... For the petitioners.

                     Mr. Ratul Biswas
                                          ... For DPSC, Howrah.

                     Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury
                                      ... For WBBPE.



                     1.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today is taken on record.

2. The petitioners seek 'A' category scale of pay on and from the next date of their completion of the examination of the training course.

3. The issue in question whether the candidate will receive 'A' category scale of pay on and from the date of declaration of the result or from the next date of conclusion of the examination of the course has been conclusively decided by this Court by passing several judgments.

4. It is no longer res integra that a candidate is entitled to receive 'A' category scale of pay on and from the next date of completion of the examination of the training course.

5. In the instant case, the examination was concluded on 16th March, 2019. The petitioners will be entitled to receive 'A' category scale of pay on and from the next date of completion of the examination.

6. The District Inspector of Schools is directed to process the case of the petitioners and ensure that the petitioners are paid 'A' category scale of pay on and from 17th March, 2019. The payment including all arrears shall be cleared at the earliest but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order.

7. The writ petition stands disposed of.

8. Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)