IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION)

APPELLATE SIDE Present :

The Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee WPA 12347 of 2018 Sandip Mondal & Ors.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the petitioners : Mr. Ekramul Bari, Sk. Imtiaj Uddin.

For the State : Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee, Mr. Sadhan Kumar Halder.

For the respondent no. 6 : Mr. Amitava Chaudhuri, Mr. N. Roy.

Heard on : 23.05.2025 Judgment on : 25.06.2025 Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.:-

Prelude:

1. Fundamentally, the present writ petition has been instituted seeking a direction upon the concerned respondents to regularize the petitioners in their respective posts, along with all consequential service- related benefits, including fixation of pay scale and grade pay, commensurate with those accorded to regular employees serving under the State of West Bengal.

Facts:

2. Before proceeding to address the issue raised in the present writ petition, it would be appropriate to refer to the essential facts, as set out in the writ petition, which have led to its institution.

a) Pursuant to advertisements bearing no. BTPL/WBMSCL/1 dated 28.05.2014 and WBMSC/1222 dated 19.05.2015, the petitioners were engaged on a contract