22nd January, 2026 (D/L No.25)

Ct. No.4 (SKB)

W.P.S.T.52 of 2024 Sunil Paul Versus The State of West Bengal and others Mr. Prakash Ch. Mondal, Mr. Debabrata Mondal … for the petitioner.

Ms. Sonal Sinha, Mr. Avishek Prasad … for the State.

1. Heard the learned advocate for the petitioner.

Having unsuccessfully participated in the recruitment process for appointment of Lower Division Clerks, the final panel of which was published on 31.08.2009, the writ petitioner approached the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal (in short ‘Tribunal’) by filing an Original Application 14 years thereafter by seeking issuance of direction to appoint him. The O.A. No.180 of 2023 was dismissed on 01.08.2023 on the ground of limitation.

2. We have been taken through the Original Application and the representation filed by the petitioner on 18.10.2022. The petitioner’s Original Application has rightly been rejected as being a belated application.

3. Making of a representation 14 years after the result would not cover the limitation as specified in the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. The law in this regard is by now settled. We consider it apposite to take note of decision of the Apex Court in this regard in