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PETITIONER:

STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR.

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

BANDAN BAYEN & ORS.

DATE OF JUDGMENT07/12/1995

BENCH:

K.RAMASWAMY, B.L. HANSARIA

ACT:

HEADNOTE:

JUDGMENT:

O R D E R

Leave granted.

The only question in this appeal is whether the

respondents are governed by the Rules for the regulation of

the recruitment to the clerical service of the Secretariat

and certain other offices of the Government of West Bengal

issued in Notification No. 2083-F dated July 21, 1954 or the

West Bengal Boards Miscellaneous Rules, 1955 for appointment

to the Lower Divisions. The facts are not in dispute. The

appellant called for the names from the Employment Exchange

in the notification for recruitment. Calling their names,

the appellants prescribed passing of the written exams and

typing with 30 w.p.m. speed as qualification apart from

other qualifications. Pursuant thereto, the names of the

candidates have been sent. 545 candidates were qualified in

the written examination and were required to pass the typing

test. After conducting the typing test, respondents 44-189

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