23rd Dec., 2025 High Court at Calcutta Item no.D/L 20 Court No. 02 In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Pradip, A.R.(Ct.)

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No.

WPA 2573 of 2025 In the matter of:

Supriya Baruah …. Petitioner VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

….Respondents For the Petitioner: Mr. Jagriti Mishra Ms. Ananya Bhattacharya Ms. Mrinmoyee Das ….Advocates For the State:

Mr. Hirak Barman Mr. Pradip Sarkar ….Advocates For the WBCSSC:

Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Arka Kumar Nag Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh ….Advocates

1. The petitioner participated in the 2^nd SLST-2025 conducted by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission in respect of classes- ‘IX’, ‘X’ & ‘XI’, ‘XII’. She claims to be a member of the scheduled tribe community. She paid the application fees meant for the reserved category candidates i.e. rupees two hundred. The authority treated her application in the general category.

2. She is aggrieved by the same.

3. The judgment passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench on 16^th December, 2025 in MAT 2115 of 2025 in the matter of The West Bengal Central School Service Commission & Ors. Vs. Somnath Pramanik & Ors. has been placed before this Court.

4. It appears