Army Aspirant Gets Provisional Domicile Certificate from Calcutta High Court

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In Short: The Calcutta High Court has granted a provisional domicile certificate to Sourav Sarkar, an Army aspirant whose name was missing from the voter list, ensuring he can proceed to the physical examination stage.

Sourav Sarkar's case was brought to the attention of the Calcutta High Court due to his missing name on the voter list, which threatened his eligibility for the upcoming physical examination for Army recruitment.

The court ordered the authorities to issue Sarkar a provisional certificate, provided he returns it within a week if his appeal is unsuccessful, to avoid any disruption to his recruitment process.

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The court noted that the aspirant had already been shortlisted and passed the first round of the recruitment process, but was required to submit a domicile certificate for the next phase of the physical examination.
To ensure that the voter-list dispute did not derail his Army recruitment opportunity, Justice Krishna Rao ordered the authorities to issue the aspirant, one Sourav Sarkar, a provisional domicile certificate if he was otherwise eligible, “The sub-divisional officer, Basirhat, is directed to provide a provisional domicile certificate to the petitioner if the petitioner is otherwise eligible, other than the condition that the name of the petitioner is deleted from the voter list,” the September 3 order read.
The court noted that the man’s physical examination is in September and found that without the domicile certificate, he will not be allowed to participate in the physical examination test by the defence authorities.
Around 1,468 names were added back to the electoral roll ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections after being cleared by appellate tribunals.
Sarkar was represented by advocates Asif Dewan and Mehedi Masud, who pointed out that after his name was deleted from the voter list, the authorities were not providing him with a domicile certificate.
The lawyers sought a direction to the appellate authority for early disposal of Sarkar’s appeal so that he could obtain the domicile certificate and appear for the scheduled physical examination.
However, several voters whose names remain missing from the electoral rolls have continued to approach the tribunals seeking relief.
The court asked the appellate tribunal to handle Sarkar’s appeal as quickly as possible, ideally within a week of getting the order.

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