The petitioner sought a writ against the State of West Bengal regarding non-grant of horizontal reservation in a police recruitment drive. The Court held it lacked jurisdiction under the Administrative Tribunals Act and dismissed the petition as withdrawn.
Petition dismissed as withdrawn.
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15.07.2022 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA ML-157 CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION (PP) APPELLATE SIDE
WPA 5528 of 2022 Pallabi Chakraborty Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Sukanta Charraborty, Mr. Zuber Ahmed, Mr. Anindya Halder ….for the petitioner.
Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.
The petitioner alleges that the horizontal reservation available to the petitioner in the recruitment process under advertisement no. WBPRB/Notice – 2021/21 (SI_KP-21) has not been granted to the petitioner or for that matter in the said recruitment process. The recruitment process is admittedly for appointment of Sub-Inspector, both male and female (Unarmed Branch) and Sergeant in Kolkata Police. The examination for the said recruitment process was scheduled to be held on 27th March, 2022. The recruitment process is admittedly with regard to government employment under the State Government.
In view of the provisions of Section 15 read with Section 28 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985,
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this Court lacks jurisdiction to receive, entertain, try and determine the instant writ petition.
The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh on the self-same cause, if permissible in law before the appropriate forum.
( Arindam Mukherjee, J. )
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court has jurisdiction under Section 15 read with Section 28 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 to entertain a writ petition concerning horizontal reservation in government rec
Pallabi Chakraborty
The State of West Bengal
Arindam Mukherjee
As recorded by the court registry
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