IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present :- Hon’ble Justice Amrita Sinha

WPA No. 26937 of 2025

Somnath Pramanik & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the writ petitioners :- Mr. Pratik Dhar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Samir Halder, Adv. Mr. Snehal Sinha, Adv.

For the State :- Mr. Sandip Dasgupta, Adv.

Ms. Mahima Cholera, Adv.

Mr. Niket Ojha, Adv.

For the WBCSSC :- Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Biswaroop Bhattacharjee, Adv.

Ms. Pramiti Bandopadhyay, Adv.

Mr. Arka Kumar Nag, Adv.

Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Adv.

Heard on :- 27.11.2025 Judgment on :- 27.11.2025

Amrita Sinha, J.:-

1. As many as thirty-one petitioners have joined to file this writ

petition claiming to be members of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Physically Handicapped (PH) category. They participated in the recruitment process for appointment of assistant teachers under

2^nd SLST, 2025.

2. They submitted their application form in response to the

notification published by the West Bengal Central School Service Commission on May 30, 2025. The last date of filing the application

along with the application fees was July 14, 2025, later extended till July

21, 2025.

3. At the time of filling