TRILACHAN JANA Vs. STATE OF W B

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE writ petitioner obtained appointment on the basis of his master's degree as a secondary teacher in Bengali. The appointment was in the year 1994.

(2.) THE writ petitioner thereafter applied to the Managing Committee of the school for permission to obtain the doctorate degree in Bengali. The petitioner says that such permission was received and the petitioner proceeded to obtain the doctorate degree in March, 2005.

(3.) AT the time that the petitioner was appointed, the Revision of Pay and Allowances Rules (ROPA), 1990 was in force. Clause 16 (5) of the ROPA, 1990 provided as follows ;