Calcutta HC lifts stay on recruitment of civil judges by West Bengal Public Service Commission

A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday lifted an interim stay on the recruitment of civil judges for different lower courts in the state, who have qualified in the examination conducted by West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) for the year 2022.

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The preliminary examination for the candidates for the 2022 Judiciary Bench was conducted in March 2023. The main examination followed in May 2023 and finally the interviews were held in April 2024.

However, a candidate from the Other Backward Class (OBC) category challenged the recruitment process stating that reservation rules in the said recruitment were not followed by the WBPSC. Similar petitions in the matter followed.