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Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.

Court
Calcutta High Court
Date
22 April 2024
Case No.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Result
Disposed
Bench
Debangsu Basak J., Md. Shabbar Rashidi J.
Acts & Sections
Constitution §226 West Bengal School Service Commission Act… §not specified
Also reported in
This judgment disposed of connected matters. The same reasons were delivered in the following 8 cases.
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (with connected matters)
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. vs State of West Bengal & Ors.
WPA 30649 of 2016 (and connected matters)
Headnote AI-drafted · Reviewed and approved
These were a batch of writ petitions filed under the Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court (Appellate Side) challenging matters relating to recruitment and appointment through the West Bengal Central School Service Commission. The petitioners, who were candidates in various selection processes conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission, sought relief in respect of their appointments or non-appointments to posts in secondary and higher secondary schools in West Bengal.

The petitions were heard together as they raised common questions of fact and law arising out of the recruitment process conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission. The Court considered the grievances of a large number of similarly situated candidates spread across numerous writ petitions filed between 2016 and 2021 before proceeding to dispose of the matters.

The Division Bench comprising Hon'ble Justice Debangsu Basak and Hon'ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi took up all the connected writ petitions for hearing and disposal together given the commonality of issues involved in the recruitment process conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission for teaching posts in West Bengal government-aided schools.
Catchwords: West Bengal Central School Service Commission · recruitment · appointment · teaching posts · secondary schools · higher secondary schools · writ petition · constitutional writ jurisdiction · merit list · selection process · West Bengal

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[Cites 164, Cited by 0] Calcutta High Court (Appellete Side) Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) ... vs State Of West Bengal & Ors on 22 April, 2024 Author: Debangsu Basak Bench: Debangsu Basak 1 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present: The Hon'ble Justice Debangsu Basak And The Hon'ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi WPA 30649 of 2016 Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) & Ors. Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. With WPA 2613 of 2018 Basanta Das Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. With WPA 22522 of 2018 Saddam Hossain Biswa
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