ABHIJIT BEHARA NUPUR CHOUDHURI vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — WPA/16592/2025

Case under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section NA. Next hearing: 23rd March 2026.

Next hearing 23-Mar-2026

CNR: WBCHCA0337672025

Filing Number

WPA/16492/2025

Filing Date

21-Jul-2025

Registration No

WPA/16592/2025

Registration Date

22-Jul-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

In service Other 117 ( 8 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Last updated 27-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ABHIJIT BEHARA NUPUR CHOUDHURI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Case History

  1. 23-Mar-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Rai ChattopadhyayView PDF

    Summary The writ petition is allowed. The court set aside the District Inspector of Schools' order denying the petitioner higher pay scale for acquiring a Master's degree in Sanskrit through distance education. The court directed the District Inspector to immediately grant the petitioner postgraduate scale pay with effect from the date after his final M.A. examination, refixation of pay within 4 weeks, and release of arrear salary within 3 months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  4. 20-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  5. 19-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  6. 18-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  7. 17-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  8. 16-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  9. 13-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  10. 12-Mar-2026

    Fixed Matters

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  11. 11-Mar-2026

    Hearing 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  12. 10-Mar-2026

    Hearing 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  13. 09-Mar-2026

    Hearing 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  14. 06-Mar-2026

    Hearing 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  15. 05-Mar-2026

    Hearing 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  16. 03-Mar-2026

    Hearing 1

    Hon'ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

  17. 25-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata BhattacharyyaView PDF

  18. 25-Aug-2025

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  19. 22-Aug-2025

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  20. 21-Aug-2025

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  21. 20-Aug-2025

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  22. 19-Aug-2025

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  23. 18-Aug-2025

    New Motion

    Hon'ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya

  24. 30-Jul-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  25. 21-Jul-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/16592/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The writ petition is allowed. The court set aside the District Inspector of Schools' order denying the petitioner higher pay scale for acquiring a Master's degree in Sanskrit through distance education. The court directed the District Inspector to immediately grant the petitioner postgraduate scale pay with effect from the date after his final M.A. examination, refixation of pay within 4 weeks, and release of arrear salary within 3 months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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