S/L 179 14.07.2026 Court. No. 25 Sourav WPA 21298 of 2026 Kashmira Khatun Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Samim Ahmed Mr. Khairul Alam … for the petitioner. Mr. Dinesh Chandra Singh Ms. Shreyasi Bhaduri … for the State. Ms. Anamika Pandey … for E.C.I. 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has been recommended by the West Bengal School Service Commission for appointment of teacher but due to deletion of the name of the petitioner from the voter list, the petitioner is not in a position to submit documents as required by the authorities. 2. He submits that the Secretary to the Government of West Bengal by a letter dated 14.05.2026 informed that the persons and dependents whose names have been deleted from the electoral roll, the caste certificate will be cancelled. 3. He submits that the petitioner has already preferred an appeal before the appellate tribunal and prays for disposal of the appeal as early as possible. 4. The respondent no. 6, the Secretary, Government of West Bengal, Backward Classes Welfare Department is directed not to cancel the caste certificate of the petitioner till the disposal of the appeal filed by the petitioner. 2 5. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Appellate Tribunal is requested to dispose of the appeal of the petitioner dated April 7, 2026 as early as possible preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 6. WPA 21298 of 2026 is disposed of. 7. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all the necessary formalities. (Krishna Rao, J.)