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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
RAJASEKHAR MANTHA, AJAY KUMAR GUPTA
Kolkata Municipal Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Rihan Sanyal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.
1. These three appeals have been taken up for hearing analogously and for disposal by a common judgment since they arise out of the same judgment and order dated 20-11-2024 passed by the Single Bench of this High Court in WPO 133 of 2021 with IA No. GA 1 of 2021 (Sri Rihan Sanyal and Ors. vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.).
FACTS OF THE CASE
2. The background facts leading to the present appeals and cross objection are as under: -
a. The writ petitioners belong to the General/Unreserved (UR) category and were serving as Executive Engineers (Civil) under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). They have challenged an office order dated 3rd March, 2021, issued by the Chief Manager (Personnel), KMC, whereby six out of the ten existing vacancies for the year 2021 in the cadre of Deputy Chief Engineer (Civil), KMC were filled up by promotion from the post of Executive Engineer (Civil), candidates belonging to the scheduled caste (SC) category.
b. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner nos. 1 to 8 were promoted to the post of Deputy Chief Engineer (Civil) at different points in time. Petitioner nos. 9, 10, and 11, however, have still not been pr
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