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

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A batch of writ petitions was filed before the Calcutta High Court, Appellate Side, in its Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction, challenging matters relating to appointments and/or selections under the West Bengal Central School Service Commission. The petitions were filed by numerous candidates who had appeared in the selection process conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission and raised grievances pertaining to their appointment or non-appointment to posts in government-aided secondary and higher secondary schools in West Bengal.

The Hon'ble Division Bench comprising Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi took up the connected writ petitions together for hearing and disposal. The matters involved issues concerning the recruitment process, merit lists, panel validity, and allied service conditions governed by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission and the State of West Bengal.

The Court disposed of the batch of writ petitions after considering the submissions made by counsel for the respective parties, issuing appropriate directions as deemed fit in the facts and circumstances of each case and in accordance with the applicable provisions of law governing the West Bengal Central School Service Commission.

Catchwords: West Bengal Central School Service Commission school service recruitment selection process appointment merit panel government-aided schools constitutional writ jurisdiction service matters