B.L.HANSARIA, K.RAMASWAMY
State Of W. B. – Appellant
Versus
Bandan Bayen – Respondent
ORDER
Leave granted.
2. The only question in this appeal is whether the respondents are governed by the Rules for the regulation of the recruitment to the clerical service of the Secretariat and certain other offices of the Government of West Bengal issued in Notification No. 2083-F dated July 21, 1954 or the West Bengal Board s Miscellaneous Rules, 1955 for appointment to the Lower Divisions. The facts are not in dispute. The appellant called for the names from the Employment Exchange in the notification for recruitment. Calling their names, the appellants prescribed passing of the written exams and typing with 30 w.p.m. speed as qualification apart from other qualifications. Pursuant thereto, the names of the candidates have been sent. 545 candidates were qualified in the written examination and were required to pass the typing test. After conducting the typing test, respondents 44-189 had passed the test and the other respondents did not pass the test. Consequently, they could not be appointed. When they had approached the High Court under Article 226 for necessary directions, the learned single Judge dismissed the writ petition. But on appeal, the Divisional Bench in F.M.A. No. 6
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