SURYA HEMBRAM Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) :- Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner. None appears to oppose even at the second call. The petitioner has prayed for a Writ of Mandamus to this effect :

(2.) It is the case of the petitioner that since the petitioner has enhanced his qualification to post graduate level in History, the petitioner is entitled to get post graduate pay scale. The petitioner initially was appointed as Assistant Teacher in Language Group when his qualification was B.A. Subsequently the petitioner enhanced his qualification M.A. in History from the University of Burdwan under its correspondence course. The Managing Committee by its resolution dated 15.2.2000 agreed to refer the case of the petitioner to the District Inspector of Schools concerned for higher pay scale as the petitioner was allowed to take the classes of History subject in addition to the Bengali subjects for which he was initially appointed. Learned Advocate of the petitioner has prayed for a Writ of Mandamus in terms of Memo No. 401-Edn(B)/IM-45/91 dated 10.9.91, the relevant provision of which reads thus :

(3.) With the aforesaid observation the writ application is partly dismissed so far as prayer (a) is concerned and partly allowed in terms of the added prayer.