17.06.2025 Court No. 18 Item No. 04-14 (Suvendu) WPA 2221 of 2025 Bhakti Bilash Mahato & Anr. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 11782 of 2025 Shakila Iqubal & Ors. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 11784 of 2025 Md. Hasanuzzaman & Ors. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 11982 of 2025 Mahjabin Ara & Ors. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 12754 of 2025 Sahanaz Begam -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 12841 of 2025 Priyanka Ghosh & Ors. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 12860 of 2025 Md. Rejaul Hoque 2 -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 13115 of 2025 Nargis Khatun & Ors. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 13119 of 2025 Hena Noor & Anr. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 13198 of 2025 Md. Jawed & Ors. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. with WPA 13199 of 2025 Md. Rafiqul Islam & Ors. -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Firdous Samim Mr. Sabyasachi Chatterjee Mr. Ali Ahsan Alamgir Mr. Bhagbat Chaudhuri Mr. Shamim Ul Bari Mr. M. Nazar Chowdhury Mr. Sobhan Majumder Ms. Kalpita Paul Ms. Gopa Biswas Ms. Asmita Mitra Ms. Gopa Mainan Ms. Payel Shome Ms. Priyanka Saha Ms. Rabia Khatoon Ms. Soma Mal Ms. June Modak Md. Aasif Iqbal ……..for the petitioners 3 Ms. Asha G. Gutgutia …….for the NCTE Mr. Himadri Sikhar Chakraborty Ms. Susnita Saha ……for the State (WPA 12754/2025) Mr. Supriyo Chattopadhyay Ms. Sayantanee Bhattacharjee Mr. Monaj Kr. Mondal …for the State (WPA 12860/2025 & WPA 13115/ 2025) Mr. Dipanjan Datta Mr. Sayan Datta …for the State (WPA 2221/2025) Mr. Gourav Das Mr. S. Chakraborty …for the State (WPA 13199/2025 & WPA 13198/2025) Mr. Swapan Kr. Dutta Mr. Rajat Dutta ….for the State (WPA 12841/2025 & WPA 13119/2025) Mr. Rajarshi Basu Mr. Anirban Datta ….for the State (WPA 11784/2025) Mr. Jayanta Samanta Mr. Tapas Ballav Mondal ….for the State (WPA 11982/2025) Mr. Amal Kumar Sen Mr. Jaladhi Das …for the State (WPA 11782/2025) Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury …….for the WBBPE Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya Mr. Nilam Baran Mondal ….for the DPSC Purulia (WPA 2221/2025) 4 1) All the matters are taken up together for consideration since common issue is involved. 2) Affidavits of service filed on behalf of the petitioners are taken on records. 3) Documents in support of petitioners’ putting in deficit Court Fees are placed before this Court and same are also taken on records. 4) Mr. Bari, learned advocate representing the petitioner in WPA 12860 of 2025 (Md. Rejaul Hoque Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) has filed supplementary affidavit enclosing document in support of employment of the petitioner before 10th August, 2017. Same is taken on record. Copies of supplementary affidavit are made over to learned advocates representing West Bengal Board of Primary Education (hereinafter referred to as “Board”) and State respondents. 5) It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that they participated in 2022 selection process conducted by the Board for filling up the post of primary teachers in the State of West Bengal. It is also submitted that all the petitioners were in employment on 10th August, 2017 and completed eighteen months D.EL.Ed. (ODL) programme through National Institute of Open Schooling (for 5 short, “NIOS”) before 1st April, 2019. It is contended on behalf of the petitioners that a notification has been issued by the Secretary of the Board on 30th May, 2025 in compliance with the solemn judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court delivered on 4th April, 2025 in Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 19139 of 2024 (Kousik Das & Ors. Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) for verification of eligibility of the appellants in said appeal. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners jointly that petitioners are similarly circumstanced candidates like appellants in the aforesaid appeal and issue involved in these writ petitions is covered by the order passed by this Court on 13th June, 2025 on a batch of writ petitions first one being WPA 6695 of 2024 (Pampa Dutta Dhar & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.). 6) Respondents are represented by learned advocates who have submitted that issue is covered by the said order dated 13th June, 2025. 7) Since issue has been already decided by this Court by order dated 13th June, 2025 in Pampa Dutta Dhar (supra), no separate order need be passed in these writ petitions. 8) Concerned authority of the Board is directed to take steps in terms of the directions as contained in Order dated 13th June, 2025 passed in Pampa Dutta Dhar (supra). 6 9) Copy of the order dated 13th June, 2025 passed in Pampa Dutta Dhar (supra) duly counter- signed by the Assistant Registrar (Court) be taken on records of each of the writ petitions. 10) All the writ petitions stand disposed of. 11) Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on usual undertaking. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)