Kolkata|28th November 2025:
In a development of considerable significance for judicial recruitment in West Bengal, Advocate Shayan Sachin Basu has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging two recruitment notifications issued in August 2025 by the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) for the West Bengal Judicial Service Examination. The challenge centres on the allegation that the WBPSC has failed to incorporate the mandatory eligibility requirement of a minimum of three years’ continuous practice as an Advocate, despite this criterion having been expressly mandated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its authoritative judgment dated 20 May 2025 in All India Judges Association & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.
These two notifications—purportedly relating to the examination years 2023 and 2024 but formally issued only in August 2025—constitute the first formal recruitment steps after the Supreme Court’s ruling. The petition contends that omitting the three-year practice rule renders the recruitment process arbitrary, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14, 16, and 141 of the Constitution, inasmuch as all recruitments initiated after 20 May 2025 are bound to strictly adhere to the Supreme Court’s mandated criteria.
Significantly, on Thursday, The 27th November 25, Hon’ble Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya granted special leave to file the writ petition, recognising the urgency and gravity of the issues raised. Notices have been issued to the State Government and all concerned authorities for their response.
The petitioner asserts that the WBPSC’s omission constitutes a deliberate bypassing of binding law and seeks quashing of the impugned notifications, a declaration ensuring strict adherence to the Supreme Court-mandated eligibility norm, issuance of fresh notifications, and interim relief staying further steps in the recruitment process.
Next Hearing is on Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 . News United India will update the proceedings, thereafter. 
