SUBRATA MALIK AND ORS. GOPA BISWAS vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. — WPA/9541/2026

Case Summary: WPA 9541/2026 The High Court at Calcutta adjourned the writ petition filed by Subrata Malik and others challenging the de-reservation of Constable posts in West Bengal Police recruitment (2024). The petitioners contested the removal of reserved posts for Civic and Village Police Volunteers and alleged violation of horizontal reservation norms. The court directed that any appointments made shall be subject to the petition's outcome, ordered the Police Recruitment Board to publish notice of the petition's pendency, and fixed the next hearing for June 8, 2026. The respondent State did not appear in court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.