IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present:-

The Hon’ble Justice Madhuresh Prasad And The Hon’ble Justice Supratim Bhattacharya W.P.S.T. 172 of 2024 Hiralal Ghosh Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Ms. Sabita Khutia (Bhunya)

For the State : Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, ld. AGP, Ms. Ashmita Chakraborty Judgment on : August 1, 2025.

Madhuresh Prasad, J.:

1. The writ petitioner was the applicant before the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal (‘SAT’ for short) in O.A. No. 1324 of 2016 which has been disposed of as being devoid of merit by the SAT by its order dated 04.04.2024 which is assailed in the present writ proceedings.

2. A brief prelude is necessary for considering the issue and is thus being taken note of. The petitioner claims to be working as a temporary Spray Worker in the office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health at Medinipur since 1973 to 1974, and thereafter from 1976 to 1991, up until his regularization/ absorption against an existing vacancy in the department under Orders of the Director of Health Services, West Bengal contained in order dated 29.12.2008. Pursuant to such absorption he has joined on

16.01.2009 a