The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday lifted an earlier stay on the recruitment of 29 civil judges who had qualified in the West Bengal Judicial Services Exam, 2022, reported the Times of India..According to the report, Justice Arindam Mukherjee yesterday dismissed multiple petitions challenging the conduct of the exams..Notably, the preliminary examination for the 2022 batch was conducted in March 2023, followed by the mains exam in May 2023 and interviews in April 2024. Despite the Public Service Commission (PSC) publishing the final list of selected candidates in May 2024, appointments to the civil judge posts were yet to be made.Two result lists were released by the State Commission, one regular and one provisional. The regular list candidates are appointed directly, while provisional list candidates are given priority for vacancies. However, provisional list candidates later approached the High Court, seeking appointments based on a unified list. A case was also filed alleging the misapplication of a reservation policy..Justice Mukherjee, however, has now reportedly held that there was no obstacle to publishing two lists. Therefore, the interim stay on the judicial appointments was lifted and the judicial appointment process has been allowed to proceed.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday lifted an earlier stay on the recruitment of 29 civil judges who had qualified in the West Bengal Judicial Services Exam, 2022, reported the Times of India..According to the report, Justice Arindam Mukherjee yesterday dismissed multiple petitions challenging the conduct of the exams..Notably, the preliminary examination for the 2022 batch was conducted in March 2023, followed by the mains exam in May 2023 and interviews in April 2024. Despite the Public Service Commission (PSC) publishing the final list of selected candidates in May 2024, appointments to the civil judge posts were yet to be made.Two result lists were released by the State Commission, one regular and one provisional. The regular list candidates are appointed directly, while provisional list candidates are given priority for vacancies. However, provisional list candidates later approached the High Court, seeking appointments based on a unified list. A case was also filed alleging the misapplication of a reservation policy..Justice Mukherjee, however, has now reportedly held that there was no obstacle to publishing two lists. Therefore, the interim stay on the judicial appointments was lifted and the judicial appointment process has been allowed to proceed.