Buddhadeb Ruidas & Ors.Etc.Etc vs State Of West Bengal & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the recruitment process for group 'D' posts under the West Bengal Irrigation and Waterways Directorate violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution due to the absence of public advertisement for the posts, as mandated by Section 4 of the West Bengal Regulation of Recruitment in State Government Establishments Act, 1999. The Court upheld the decisions of the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal and the High Court, which quashed the select list and barred appointments from it. Consequently, the appeals challenging these orders were dismissed.