State Of West Bengal vs Aloke Kumar Ghosh

The Calcutta High Court set aside the single judge's decision and granted relief to the respondent, directing the university to provide pay and allowances as per the University Grants Commission's circular dated 6th June 1988, effective from 1st April 1987. The Court held that the respondent, appointed as a research associate, should be treated as a teacher under Section 2(19) and Section 2(20) of the Kalyani University Act, 1981. The judgment emphasized the university's obligation to comply with the UGC's pay scale for research associates, affirming the respondent's entitlement to the specified pay and allowances.