11.11.2025 Ct. No.4 Sl. No.31 akd W. P. S. T. 148 of 2025 [Pradeep Sharma -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.] Mr. Ayan Kumar Boral Mr. Sabyasachi Bhattacharjee … … for the petitioner Ms. Shraboni Sarkar Ms. Umme Habiba Khatun … … for the respondent [Public Service Commission] 1. The petitioner was the applicant before the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal (‘Tribunal’ in short) in O.A. 201 of 2023. The same was dismissed by the Tribunal by an order dated 19.06.2025, which is put to challenge in the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned Advocate for the writ petitioner as well as the learned Advocate for the respondent-Public Service Commission. 3. For appointment to the post of Lower Division Clerk (Regional), an advertisement bearing No. 05/2019 was issued by the Public Service Commission. There is some concession in the recruitment process for meritorious sportspersons. However, a certificate is required to substantiate the benefit of such concession. The advertisement prescribes the competent authority for issuing certificate to certify that the claimant is a meritorious sportsperson. In so far as a national competition is concerned, the advertisement contemplates the certificate to be issued by ‘Secretary of the State Association of the Sports concerned’. This authority is the competent authority for issuing the certificate to meritorious sportspersons, acknowledged by the advertisement. 2 4. The petitioner did not participate in the recruitment process on the basis of any certificate issued by such authority. The certificate relied upon by the petitioner is issued by some Howrah Sports Academy-04, which organized an All India Super Cup Cricket Tournament. 5. The Tribunal was therefore, of the view that the petitioner could not avail any benefit by virtue of such certificate which was not recognized as per the advertisement. 6. Upon consideration of the advertisement and the certificate relied upon by the petitioner, it is clear that the decision of the Tribunal does not suffer from any infirmity. The certificate not being a recognized certificate as per the Advertisement No. 05/2019, conclusion of the Tribunal does not require any interference. 7. The writ petition is accordingly, dismissed. 8. Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities. (Madhuresh Prasad, J.) (Prasenjit Biswas, J.)