IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA (CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION)

APPELLATE SIDE Present :

The Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee WPA 10530 of 2020 Kaushik Bhattacharya Vs.

Public Service Commission & Ors.

For the petitioner : Mr. Ujjal Ray, Mr. Arpa Chakraborty, Mr. Ivan Roy, Ms. Atreeya Chakraborty.

For the P.S.C. : Ms. Piyali Sengupta, Mr. Victor Chatterjee.

Heard on : 01.07.2025 Judgment on : 15.07.2025 Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.:-

1. The present writ petition challenges the legality and propriety of the memorandum of charge sheet dated 08.04.2019, the enquiry report dated 13.08.2019, and the final order of punishment dated 17.02.2020, all issued and/or passed in connection with a disciplinary proceeding initiated against the petitioner. Additionally, the petitioner prays for a writ of certiorari to set aside and quash the said documents. The petitioner further seeks a writ of mandamus directing the concerned respondents to reinstate him to his previous position as Upper Division Assistant (UDA), with all consequential benefits, including back wages.

2. Before addressing the issue raised in this writ petition, it would be appropriate to refer to the essential facts, as outlin