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Khokan Garai v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

2024-03-14Hon'Ble Justice Rajasekhar Mantha2 pages

14-03-2024 ct no. 13 Sl. 19 sp WPA 3468 of 2023 Khokan Garai -VersusThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Debasish Saha, Mr. Moniruzzaman ..for the petitioner Mr. Jahar Lal De, Mr. Rudranil De ...for the State Mr. Victor Dutta ...for the respondent nos. 2, 4 and 5 1.

The petitioner claims that despite being in the OBC PWD category he has not been selected for the post of Secretary by the DPRDO, Birbhum in the recruitment process dated 7th July 2016.

2.

Counsel for the State places the recruitment notice indicating that there were no post reserved in the OBC-B PWD category. He further submits that the petitioner is guilty of suppression of material fact and misstatement thereof.

The petitioner has participated in the recruitment process as an OBC 'B'

candidate and not an OBC PWD candidate.

3.

In the OBC-B category, the petitioner has secured 34.3 marks whereas the other 7 candidates in the OBC-B category have secured 58.3 and 58.4 marks. Those in the said category with marks higher than the unreserved category candidates, have been absorbed against said unreserved candidates and rest having secured more marks than the petitioner have been absorbed in the OBC-B category.

4.

In the above circumstances, no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this proceeding.

5.

W.P.A.

of shall stand dismissed 6.

For misleading this Court, the petitioner is let of with an warning against such practice in future.

7.

There shall be no order as to costs.

8.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all formalities.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)