Puja Roy v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

24th June, 2026 In the High Court at Calcutta Item no.D/L 41 Court No. 18 Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No.

WPA 12706 of 2026 In the matter of:

Puja Roy .... Petitioners VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

....Respondents For the Petitioners:

Ms. Sipra Chanda Mr. Partha Chatterjee ....Advocates For the State:

Mr. D.N. Roy Ms. Aparna Banerjee Mr. Atanu Basu ....Advocates

1. The petitioner participated for recruitment in the post of Constable conducted by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board.

2. She was found deficient in height. Her height was recorded as 155.80cm whereas the minimum height required is 160cm.

3. The petitioner got herself checked in the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital where her height was found to be 162cm.

4. Prayer has been made to direct the respondent authorities to remeasure the height of the petitioner.

5. The aforesaid submission of the petitioner cannot be accepted. In the admit card it was mentioned that the decision of the Range Recruitment Board will be final and binding upon the candidates at any stage of the physical measurement test. A candidate dissatisfied with the physical measurement may appeal in writing before the

Chairperson of the Range Recruitment Board concerned on the same day of test. No appeal in this regard will be entertained in future.

6. The date of physical measurement test of the petitioner was 10th January, 2026. There is no document to show that the petitioner preferred appeal before the appellate forum challenging the recording of her height.

7. The instant writ petition has been filed on 10th June, 2026 relying upon a certificate issued by the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital on 30th March, 2026.

8. It is settled law that the measurement taken on the day of the examination is relevant. Any measurement taken on a subsequent date by a different authority will have no manner of application and cannot be relied upon by the candidate in the recruitment process.

9. In view of the above, there is no scope of interference in the instant writ petition. The writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed.

10. Parties to act on the basis of the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

11. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)