Pranoy Kumar Mondal And ORS v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE 25.08.2025 rkd W.P.A. 16147 of 2025 Ct.18 DM Pranoy Kumar Mondal & Ors.

-vsState of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Mainak Ghosal ....for the petitioners.

Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, Ms. Parna Roy Choudhury ....for the State.

Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya, Mr. Bibek Dutta ....for the WBBSE.

Mr. Arka K. Nag, Mr. P. Banerjee, Mr. R. K. Singh ....for the WBCSSC.

1.

Petitioners have questioned recruitment notification dated 30th May, 2025 issued by the Secretary, West Bengal Central School Service Commission vide memo No.

1092/7016/CSSC/ESST/2025.

2.

Legality and validity of the said memo dated 30th May, 2025 was decided by this Court on a batch of writ petitions first one being WPA 12505 of 2025 (Sanjoy Kumar Doloi & Anr. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors. ) vide judgment dated 7th July, 2025. The judgment delivered by this Court on 7th July, 2025 was not interfered with by the Hon'ble Division Bench vide judgment dated 16th July, 2025 passed on an intra Court appeal being MAT

1017 of 2025 (Arunima Paul & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Ors.).

3.

The issue travelled up to the Hon'ble Supreme Court and SLP was dismissed vide order dated 21st July, 2025 passed in Special Leave to Appeal (c) No.19222/2025.

4.

Subsequently an order was passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Special Leave petition (Civil) Diary No.46049/2025 (Bibek Paria & Ors. -vsState of West Bengal) dated 21.08.2025 wherein all selected and appointed untainted candidates, who were permitted to continue in service till 31.12.2025 were permitted to participate in the fresh selection process without insisting upon their complying with the newly introduced eligibility criteria of securing 50% minimum marks in graduation and post graduation level. This is a case of relaxation of age bar which is not covered by the order dated 21st August, 2025.

5.

Hence, writ petition is dismissed.

6.

However, there shall be no order as to costs. 7.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the learned Advocates for the parties on the usual undertakings.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)