20.07.2026 Sl. No.54 Ct. No.14 Moumita IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. 12504 of 2025 Palas Bangal & Ors. Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, Adv. Mr. Arindam Shit, Adv. ….For the petitioners Mrs. Brijendra Pratap Singh, Adv. Ms. Soujanya Bandyopadhyay, Adv. ….For the State Mr. Subir Sanyal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ratul Biswas, Adv. Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury, Adv. ….For the WBBPE 1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioners seek direction upon the respondent authorities to treat the petitioners as a trained candidate and rectify the service records of the petitioners being the records of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. 3. Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, learned Advocate for the petitioners submit that the petitioners joined as a trained candidates in respect of Recruitment Process of 2016. The petitioners have also been granted ‘A’ Category scale of pay. However, in the break-up score of panel for recruitment process of 2016 the petitioners have not been given any training score. The petitioners made representation before the 2 authority concerned for redressal of their grievance. However, the same is still pending consideration, hence this writ petition. 4. Mr. Subir Sanyal, learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education submits that orders be passed or for treating the petitioners as trained candidates for all practical purposes. 5. Indisputably, the petitioners have been granted ‘A’ Category scale of pay. The petitioners were appointed as trained candidates, which has also not been disputed by the Board. In the aforesaid backdrop there is no manner of doubt that the petitioners joined as trained candidates. However, in the break-up score of panel for recruitment process, 2016, no score has been given under the heading ‘Training Score’. 6. Considering the submissions advanced on behalf of respective parties, the writ petition being WPA 12504 of 2025 is disposed of directing the respondent no.2/ West Bengal Board of Primary Education as well as the respective councils under which the petitioners are presently posted, to treat the petitioners as trained candidates for all practical purposes. 7. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 8. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 9. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 3 10. There shall be no order as to costs. 11. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 12. Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)