JUDGMENT

amrita Sinha, J. - The petitioners (Dipak Kumar Dinda, Kalipada Das and Muktipada Shaw) filed the writ application being WPa No. 15372 of 2019 challenging the order dated 10th august, 2017 passed by the Commissioner of School Education, West Bengal. By the aforesaid impugned order, the Commissioner directed the Chairman, District Primary School Council (DPSC), Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur to terminate service of twelve primary school teachers under their jurisdiction after giving an opportunity to them and to recast the panel by excluding the names of unreserved candidates from the panel of Scheduled Caste category.

In compliance of the aforesaid direction passed by the Commissioner, School Education Department, the Chairman, DPSC Purba Medinipur terminated the service of Pradip Kr. Mudli Roy and the Chairman, DPSC Paschim Medinipur terminated the service of Dipak Kumar Dinda which is under challenge in the subsequent writ petition being WPa 780 of 2021. as the issue arises out of the impugned order dated 10th august, 2017 both the matters are taken up for consideration analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

The entire issue arises out of the