01.10.2026 Court No.25 D/L No.5 S. Gayen In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA 28467 of 2026 Bijon Mondal Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Asif Dewan Mr. Mehedi Masud …for the Petitioner Ms. Anamika Pandey …for the ECI 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. In spite of service of notice none appears on behalf of the State except the Election Commission of India. 2. The petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondent authorities, particularly the respondent No.7 for issuance of the domicile certificate to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner and the name of his father are appearing in the voter list but unfortunately the name of the mother of the petitioner has been deleted from the voter list and accordingly, the mother of the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the SIR Tribunal and the same is pending before the Appellate Tribunal. 2 4. The petitioner has participated in the Staff Selection Commission examination for the post of Constable (GD) in the Central Armed Police Forces, SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination-2026 as well as for the post of Constable in the Indian Army. The petitioner has passed the Phase-I examination for the post of constable in the Indian Army and the Phase-II examination is fixed on December 1, 2026. He further submits that with regard to the examination of the Staff Selection Commission for the post of Constable is likely to be held in the mid of October, 2026. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has applied for the domicile certificate which is necessary to place before the authorities to get appointment but in spite of the application filed by the petitioner, the authorities are not providing the domicile certificate to the petitioner. He prays for a direction upon the authorities for consideration of the application filed by the petitioner for grant of the domicile certificate and to provide the domicile certificate as early as possible so as to enable the petitioner to place before the concerned authorities for appointment either in the post of Constable in the Central Armed Police Forces or in the Indian Army. 6. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 7. This Court finds that the name of the petitioner and his father’s name are appearing in the voter list. Only the name of the mother of the petitioner has been deleted from the voter list and his mother has preferred an 3 appeal before the Appellate Tribunal and the same is pending. The petitioner has applied in the Staff Selection Commission examination for the post of Constable (GD) in the Central Armed Police Forces, SSF, and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination- 2026 and also applied for the post of Constable in the Indian Army. In the Indian Army of the Phase-I examination, the petitioner has cleared and the Phase- II examination will be held in the month of December, 2026. As per the condition, the petitioner has to produce the domicile certificate issued by the concerned authorities. The petitioner has applied for the domicile certificate in the month of July, 2026 but the same has not provided. 8. Considering the above, the respondent No.7 is directed to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner dated July 29, 2026 by online application and if the petitioner is otherwise eligible to provide the domicile certificate to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 9. It is made clear that at the time of considering the application of the petitioner for grant of the domicile certificate, the authorities shall not take into consideration with regard to the deletion of the name of the mother from the voter list. 10. Accordingly, WPA 28467 of 2026 stands disposed of. 11. All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 4 12. Urgent Photostat certified copy, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with all formalities. (Krishna Rao, J.)