Avijit Pramanik and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WPA(P) 590 of 2025, Avijit Pramanik & Ors. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., decided 19.01.2026 (Calcutta High Court; Sujoy Paul, CJ. with Partha Sarathi Sen, J.). Public interest litigation challenging the WBCHSE Class XII semester IV examination fixed for February 2026 as contrary to Regulation 5 of the WBCHSE (Examination) Regulations, 2024; dismissed on the ground that the schedule/notice dated 07.05.2025 (Annexure P2) had pre-notified February 2026 dates and, following the Court's earlier order dated 05.12.2025 in WPA(P) 504 of 2025, interference at this stage was declined. Key terms: WBCHSE; semester III/IV; examination schedule; Regulation 5; PIL; WPA(P) 504 of 2025; Sujoy Paul; Partha Sarathi Sen.
What did the court decide?
Finding substance in the respondents' argument, the Court held that since the notice/schedule dated 7.5.2025 (Annexure P2) was issued way back in May 2025, making clear that the examination schedule would contain dates in February 2026, it was not inclined, at this stage, to disturb the examination process.