IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

W.P.A. 33043 of 2013

Mr. Pulakesh Chatterjee

-Vs-

The Public Service Commission & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Roy

For the Respondents : Ms. Piyali Sengupta

Heard on : 03.07.2024, 13.08.2024, 08.07.2025

Judgment on : 28.08.2025

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.:-

1. The petitioner sought issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the West

Bengal Public Service Commission hereinafter referred to as (WBPSC) to allow him to appear in the interview for the post of Surveyor having been arbitrarily denied participation despite qualifying in the written examination.

2. The petitioner qualified as a B.Com (Pass) Graduate from Calcutta University

and held a Diploma in Surveying from Daulatabad Sri Ram Chandra Survey

Society, in addition to requisite experience in survey work.

3. Pursuant to an advertisement dated 02.12.2011 for recruitment of 61

Surveyors and Draftsmen, the petitioner applied for the same with all requisite academic and technical qualifications. His application was

scrutinized and accepted. Thereafter, he was permitted to appear in the written examination, and successfull