SUPRABHAT THAKUR Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Challenge in this writ petition is against the order dtd. 28/3/2022 passed by the Director of Library Services rejecting the representation of the petitioner seeking higher scale of pay commensurate with his higher qualification.

(2.) Background facts which led to the filing of the writ petition may be summarised as under:

(3.) The petitioner was appointed as a Librarian in Pratul Biswas Smriti Pathagar, a rural library, on 2/12/1981. In September, 1992 he was transferred to Ramesh Library which was an upgraded Town Library and the post was re-designated as Library Assistant. Thereafter, he was promoted to the post of librarian of the Library vide order dtd. 8/12/2015. He retired from service on superannuation on 31/7/2019.