Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Calcutta High Court Stays Police Constable Merit List
The West Bengal government planned to hire 12,000 police constables.
A person named Sudipto Chakraborty said the hiring process may not have followed rules for reserving jobs for economically weaker applicants.
The matter went to the Calcutta High Court.
Justice Amrita Sinha temporarily stopped the government from publishing the final merit list.
This stay will remain in place until September 30.
The job notice was issued in 2024.
The written test happened in 2025, and interviews ended by February.
The new state government will now have to decide how to handle the recruitment issue.
The Calcutta High Court has temporarily stopped publication of the merit list for 12,000 police constable posts.
Justice Amrita Sinha ordered the interim stay until September 30 after prolonged hearings.
The recruitment notification was issued in 2024, while the written examination took place in 2025.
The interview process was completed by February, when the previous Trinamool Congress government remained in power.
Petitioner Sudipto Chakraborty alleged that the process did not follow Economically Weaker Sections reservation guidelines.
- Who
- The Calcutta High Court, Justice Amrita Sinha, petitioner Sudipto Chakraborty, and the West Bengal government are involved.
- What
- The court imposed an interim stay on publication of the merit list for 12,000 police constable positions.
- When
- The stay was imposed on Wednesday and will remain until September 30; the notification was issued in 2024, with the written examination in 2025.
- Where
- The case is before the Calcutta High Court in West Bengal.
- Why
- The petitioner alleged that the recruitment process did not comply with reservation guidelines for Economically Weaker Sections.
- Recruitment size
- 12,000 police constable positions
- Notification
- Issued in 2024
- Written examination
- Conducted in 2025
- Interview process
- Completed by February
- Court action
- Interim stay on publication of the merit list
- Stay period
- Until September 30
- Main allegation
- The process allegedly did not follow Economically Weaker Sections reservation guidelines