IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE PRESENT:THE HON'BLE JUSTICE JAY SENGUPTA WPA 7791 of 2023 TAPAN KUMAR DAS … PETITIONER VS.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & OTHERS … RESPONDENTS For the petitioner : Ms. Reshmi Ghosh Ms. Parna Mukherjee For the CU : Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee Mr. Sourabh Sengupta For the UGC : Mr. Anil Kr. Gupta For the State : Mr. Swapan Kr. Datta Mr. Dipankar Dasgupta Heard lastly on : 17.03.2025 Judgment on : 10.07.2025 JAY SENGUPTA, J.

1. This an application for directing the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioner as Professor in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, reserved for the Scheduled Caste, pursuant to an advertisement being No. Est./Advt/6529/2019 dated 13.02.2019 for the direct requirement of the said post.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted as follows. The University of Calcutta (hereinafter referred to as the ‘said University’) by an Advertisement being No. Est./Advt/6529/2019 dated 13.02.2019 invited application for direct requirement to the post of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in different Departments of the said University. The pet