Ct. No.4 S/L 09.01.2026

(Naba) 01

W.P.S.T. 7 of 2026

Gairik Debnath & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Mr. Rishabh Ahmad Khan

...for the Petitioners

Mr. Pranab Kumar Dutta, ld. G.P.,

Mr. Rajat Dutta

...for the State

1. Certified copy of the order dated 08.01.2026

passed by the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal (‘Tribunal’ for short) in O.A. No.5 of

2026, filed by the petitioners is taken on record.

2. Heard the learned advocate for the petitioners and

the learned advocate for the respondents.

3. The petitioners applied pursuant to an

advertisement for appointment of pharmacist published on 07.08.2025. One of the qualifications as per the advertisement was that candidate must be “Registered as ‘A’ category Pharmacist under West Bengal Pharmacy Council”. The petitioners’ candidature was rejected on the ground that they did not possess the requisite qualification of being registered on the relevant date (03.09.2025), i.e. the last date for

submission of applications.

4. The learned advocate for the petitioners made a

mentioning this morning that since the West

Bengal Administrative Tribunal is non-functional, their applications before the Tribunal cannot be considered