West Bengal Medical Education Service Members Not Entitled to Claim Voluntary Retirement: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that members of the West Bengal Medical Education Services cannot claim voluntary retirement under the West Bengal Service Rules (WBSR) because Rule 75(aaaa) specifically excludes members of the Medical Education Services from the voluntary retirement facility. A Division Bench comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas dismissed the writ petition filed by Dr. Sanjoy Bhattacharya. The petitioner had challenged the rejection of his…