(1.) This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is at the instance of 39 persons. The principal prayers in the writ petition including the one after the prayer for Rule Nisi, are as follows: -
(2.) The immediate cause for the petitioners to approach this Court was the oral refusal of the respondent no.3 to issue admit cards to the 39 writ petitioners, individually, purportedly on the ground that the 'Class X passed' certificates produced by the petitioners as eligibility condition for the petitioners, all of whom were Anganwadi Helpers in employment in different Panchayats in Dhupguri Block in the District of Jalpaiguri, as stated in paragraphs 11 and 12 of the writ petition. The writ petitioners submitted that they had put in deficit court fees.
(3.) Affidavits and supplementary affidavits were allowed to be used, and respective counters/replies thereto were filed and taken on record. An application for vacating the interim order was made and affidavits used therein. To expedite hearing of the matter, with the consent of the parties I chose to take the main writ petition up for hearing alongwith the said CAN 3769 of 2019.