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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 Central School Service… §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) by numerous petitioners challenging actions or inactions of the State of West Bengal and the West Bengal Central School Service Commission in relation to recruitment and appointment of teachers and other school service matters. The petitions, spanning several years from 2016 to 2021, raised common questions of law and fact concerning the conduct of selection processes, issuance of appointment letters, and related service matters under the West Bengal Central School Service Commission.

The Division Bench comprising Hon'ble Justice Debangsu Basak and Hon'ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi heard the batch matters together given the commonality of issues involved. The petitioners sought relief in the nature of mandamus and other constitutional remedies in respect of their claims to appointment or regularisation in teaching and non-teaching posts in schools under the jurisdiction of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission.

The Court considered the contentions raised by the respective parties and passed appropriate orders in the batch of writ petitions, disposing of or adjudicating upon the reliefs sought by the petitioners in accordance with law.
Catchwords: school service commission · teacher recruitment · appointment · West Bengal Central School Service Commission · writ petition · mandamus · service matters · secondary education

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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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