IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present :

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL

&

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SMITA DAS DE

FMA 530 of 2020

Sujit Halder

Vs.

Tea Board of India & Ors.

IA No. CAN/1/2020

For the Appellant : Mr. Bikash Ranjan Neogi

Ms. Ananya Neogi

Ms. Anushka Ghosh

For the Respondent : Mr. Soumya Majumdar, Ld. Sr. Adv.

Nos.1 and 3 Mr. Victor Chatterjee,

Mr. A. Sarkar

Heard On : 19.09.2025 Judgment On : 25.09.2025

Sujoy Paul, J.

1. This intra Court appeal challenges the Judgment dated 14th May, 2019

passed in WP 6591 (W) of 2013 whereby Learned Single Judge

dismissed the writ application.

Facts:

2. The appellant filed the said writ petition challenging the selection

process for the post of development officer pursuant to the advertisement issued by Tea Board of India (Board). As per the

advertisement, total vacancies for the said post were 41. Out of 41 posts, 6 posts were earmarked for SC category whereas 3 and 10 posts were earmarked for ST and OBC categories respectively. The appellant submitted his candidature for the said post in SC quota and participated in the written examination followed by interview. The stand of appellant is that the result of written examin