Arunima Paul vs State of West Bengal

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2025 Supreme(Cal) 508

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
SOUMEN SEN, SMITA DAS DE
Arunima Paul – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Sr.Adv., Mr. Firdous Samim, Adv., Ms. Gopa Biswas, Adv., Mr. Hasanuz Zaman Molla, Adv., Mr. Mainak Ghosal, Adv., Mr. Amitava Deb, Adv.
For the Respondents: Mr. Kishore Datta, Ld. A.G., Mr. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Sr. St. Counsel, Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, Ld. AGP., Mr. Vivekananda Bose, Jr. St. Counsel, Mr. Soumen Chatterjee, Adv., Mr. Sandip Das, Adv., Mr. Debayan Sen, Adv., Mr. N. Ojha, Adv., Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya, Adv., Mr. Bibek Datta, Adv., Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv., Mr. Biswarup Bhattacharya, Adv., Mr. Arka Kumar Nag, Adv., Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Adv.

Table of Content
1. introduction of appeal context. (Para 1)
2. appellant's challenge to application of rules of 2025. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. state's counterarguments regarding maintenance and applicability of rules. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
4. legal status of appellants and validity of alleged violations. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21)
5. wbcssc's defense against appellants' claims. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28)
6. framework for exclusion of untainted candidates under new rules. (Para 29)
7. court's observations on recruitment principles and student interests. (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35)
8. judicial stance on procedural integrity and dismissal of appeal. (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
9. final conclusions and dismissal of appeal. (Para 40 , 41)

Judgment :

Soumen Sen, J .

1. The appeal is arising out of an order passed by the learned Single Judge on 7th July, 2025 in connection with several writ petitions heard analogously relating to the recruitment process initiated under the notification dated 30th May, 2025 issued by the Secretary of West Bengal Central School Service commission vide Memo no. 1092/7016/CSSC/ESST 2025 and the West Bengal School Serv