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

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE ARINDAM MUKHEREJEE W.P.A 16722 of 2024 with CAN 1 of 2025 CAN 2 of 2025 IVANA HOSSAINI.

VS.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

For the petitioner :: Mr. Firdous Samim, Ms. Gopa Biswas, Ms. Payel Shome, Ms. Sampriti Saha.

.....Advocates For The High Court Mr. Kallol Basu, Administration :

Mr. Ayushman Dasgupta.

......Advocates For the State : Mr. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Mr. Debopriya Karan …… Advocates For the PSC :

Ms. Piyali Sengupta Mr. Souvik Ghosh .....Advocates For the Applicants : Mr. Billwadal Bhattacharyya Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sayak Chakraborti, Mr. Anish Kumar Mukherjee, Ms. Megha Datta, Mr. Wrickbrata Roy, Mr. Tamoghna Pramanick …..Advocates (CAN 1 of 2025 & CAN 2 of 2025)

Heard on : 19.09.2024 & 26.09.2024 Judgment on : 18th March, 2025.

Arindam Mukherjee, J.:

A. Case of the Petitioner:-

1) The petitioner participated in the West Bengal Judicial Service (Preliminary) Examination, 2022 in terms of the notice issued by West Bengal Public Service Commission (in short, „PSC‟), on 30^th December, 2022 being advertisement no.19/2022 (hereinafter referred to as the „said advertisement‟). The petiti