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