IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Rai Chattopadhyay WPA 10699 of 2019 Sri Dibakar Bera Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. S. P. Pahari For the Board : Mr. Subir Sanyal, ld. Sr. Adv.

: Mr. Ratul Biswas : Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury Judgment on : 13.02.2026 Rai Chattopadhyay, J. :-

1. An order of the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education dated October 3, 2018, is under challenge in this writ petition. Before entering into the contentions of the petitioner in the writ petition and the grounds of the said order as impugned, it is necessary to discuss the factual background of the case in a nutshell.

2. The petitioner has been a successful candidate in Teachers’

Eligibility Test (TET), 2012, who was called for interview [Roll No.150266702], but could not attend due to unavoidable circumstances. This Court vide order dated January 2, 2014, in writ petition No. W.P. 38348(w) of 2013, directed him to make a representation before the authorities, to consider his prayer to allow him to be interviewed for the purpose of empanelment. The authority has been directed to amend the panel, which has a