01.08.2025.

01 Ct.No.7.

as WPA 7113 of 2024 Rafiqul Alam Biswas Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Prahlad Chandra Ghosh, Mr. Subir Hazra, Mr. Sukumar Sarkar.

…for the Petitioner.

Mr. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Ld. Sr. Standing Counsel., Mr. Ritesh Kr. Ganguly.

…for the State.

Mr. Arjun Ray Mukherjee, Ms. Saheli Mukherjee, Mr. Joyjeev Medhi.

…for the Respondent No.3.

Md. Sarwar Jahan (VC), Mr. Amanul Islam, Mr. Sourav Mukherjee.

…for the Respondent No.7.

1. The petitioner and private respondent No. 7 have been embroiled in protracted litigation for more than one and a half decades over the engagement to the post of para teacher at Dhoradaha Union High School, Nadia.

2. The origin of the dispute, which has resulted in prolonged litigation, can be traced back to a selection process initiated in 2004 by the District Project Officer, Sarba Siksha Mission, Nadia. To implement that process, a notification dated 10th June 2004 was issued for the recruitment of 4,000 para teachers in various schools across the district. The notification specified that 50% of the posts would be reserved for women.

3. There were seven vacant posts of para teachers in Dhoradaha Union High School, Nadia. Of these, four we