DIBYENDU DAS Vs. HONBLE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) INSTANT appeal has been preferred at the instance of the writ petitioner challenging the decision of the respondents for refusing the appointment of the appellant herein to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in spite of empanelment in the merit list published on 23rd March, 2008.

(2.) THE writ petition filed by the appellant herein was heard along with several other writ petitions analogously and a learned Judge of this Court by the common judgment and order dated 10th September, 2009 disposed of all the writ petitions including the writ petition filed by the appellant herein on merits without granting any relief to the appellant herein.

(3.) THE learned Counsel representing the High Court Administration, however, submitted that the appellant herein committed error in calculating the number of vacancies to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the year 2007. According to the High Court Administration the declared vacancies for the General category candidates were only 75 and the appellant secured 94th position in the merit list. THErefore, the said appellant could not be considered for appointment to the said post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) under any circumstances.