05/08 2026 AD/43/18 266312 NANDY (DO) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA/10317/2026 NANDADULAL BAR VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. Mr. Santi Pada Pahari, Advocate Ms. Subhasri Chatterjee, Advocate ……for the Petitioner Mr. D.N. Roy, Learned G.P. Mr. Guddu Singh, Advocate Mr. Sourav Halder, Advocate ……for the State 1. Affidavit of service, as filed, be kept with the record. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved that his recruitment has not been processed and finalized in view of the pendency of three criminal cases against him. According to the petitioner, the cases against him are politically motivated and he is one amongst the many, against whom such cases have been filed. These cases are pending since 2012. 3. Mr. Pahari, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner, however, submits that the complainant/s have stated in no uncertain terms that the name of the petitioner had never been taken by the complainant/s. 4. The petitioner is at liberty to take steps seeking discharge from the criminal cases pending against him before the appropriate Court. 5. In the event, the petitioner is discharged from the three cases pending against him, the authorities will consider his case for appointment to the post of constable in the Excise Department, Government of West Bengal. 6. With these afore-stated directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.) P a g e | 2