Samapti Chatterjee, J. - (1.) THE petitioner has filed the present writ petition for direction upon the West Bengal School Service Commission (South -Eastern Region) to start counselling process from the rank holder No. 246 of the merit list prepared on the basis of the 12th Regional Level Selection Test, 2011 and recommend the name of the petitioner for the appointment to the post of Assistant Teacher in Geography (Hons'/PG) under the Bengali Medium Institution within jurisdiction of South -Eastern region.
(2.) THE petitioner's case in brief is as follows: - The West Bengal School Service Commission published an advertisement in the state level daily newspaper for conducting 12th Regional Level Selection Test, (AT) 2011 for filling up the post of Assistant Teacher in Geography (Hons'/PG) in Bengali medium institution and other subjects in recognised non -government aided institutions. Pursuant to the said advertisement the petitioner since having the requisite qualification applied for the said post and considering her candidature the petitioner was invited to participate in the written test which was scheduled to be held on 29th July, 2012. Thereafter on 1st December, 2012 the result of the desired eligibility test was published wherefrom it appeared that the petitioner has qualified in the teacher eligibility test. As a result thereof the petitioner's name appeared sometime in August, 2013 in the combined merit list under 12th RLST (AT) of 2011 which was published and petitioner's name was appearing in the Serial No. 246 of the empanelled candidate and therefore petitioner was waiting for her counselling for the said Assistant Teacher's post. It is submitted by Mrs Santi Das, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner that counselling started for recommending the names of the empanelled candidates by the Commission on and from 25th September, 2013.
(3.) IT is further submitted by Mrs Das that on different dates counselling was taken place. Particular of those dates are given below: - "First counselling was held on 25.09.2013 Second counselling was held on 24.10.2013 Third counselling was held on 26.12.2013 Fourth phase Part -I counselling was held on 26.02.2014 Fourth phase Part -II counselling held on 21.03.2014 (after 11 months) 4th phase Part -III counselling held on 26.02.2015 4th phase Part -IV counselling held on 07.03.2015 4th phase Part -V counselling held on 13.03.2015.";