SWAPNA GHOSH Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner was an aspirant for the post of Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife in a Rural Health Centre in West Bengal. THE Department of Health and Family Welfare of the State of West Bengal published a notification on 6th September, 2006 at Anandabazar Patrika inviting applications from the candidates for filing up the posts of Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife on contract basis in different Rural Sub-Health Centres lying in different Districts of State of West Bengal. THE eligibility criteria of the candidates were also mentioned in the said notification.

(2.) ONE of such conditions with which this Court is presently concerned, is as follows:-

(3.) DESPITE complaints were made to various authorities of the concerned Panchayat Samity, the concerned authority did not consider the petitioners said grievances. Hence, the petitioner filed the instant writ petition. To establish the aforesaid contention of the petitioner that the respondent no.8 is not a permanent resident of the area where the concerned Sub-Health Centre situates, she submitted certain documents such as; letter written by the Prodhan of the Majherdabri Gram Panchayat to a Sub-Divisional Controller, Food and Supply, Alipurduar, certificate issued by the Sabhapati, Alipurduar-I Panchayat Samity certifying therein that the husband of the respondent no.8 is a resident of Village Uttar Jitpur, under Alipurduar-I Block in the District of Jalpaiguri, certified copy of the voter list of the husband of the said respondent etc.