West Bengal Legal Service

West Bengal Legal Service (W.B.L.S.) is the legal service of the state of West Bengal.

Recruitment

The recruitment to these Service is made on the basis of Competitive Examination conducted by West Bengal Public Service Commission. The persons having LL.B. degree from any recognized University are eligible to appear for the examination of West Bengal Legal Service.[1] The officers are included in the state cadre of Group- A service officers.

History

The Government of West Bengal in need of continuous supply of quality legislative drafters and to handle the public litigation, enormous court cases, created this service in 1996–97 under the governance of Law Department, Government of West Bengal.[2]

Work and Postings

The Legal Service Officers are usually appointed and start their career as "Law Officer". The Officers of that service perform the main legal functions and take care of court and tribunal matters including The Supreme Court of India on behalf of the Government. Legal Service officers work at different levels of various Departments, Directorates, Boards, Commissions, Universities and Districts of West Bengal. The State also depute some officers to The Government of India and related wings of Central Government as per their requirements.

The Law officers of West Bengal may also be promoted at a later stage on a seniority basis[3] Senior Law Officer (Ex-Officio Assistant Secretary), Special Law Officer (Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary) and Sr. Special Law Officer (Ex-Officio Joint Secretary) accordingly.[4]

References

  1. ↑ www.karmasandhan.com. "Public Service Commission, West Bengal (PSCWB) will hold W.B. Legal Service Examination-2013. Last Dt. 16/09/2013 | West Bengal Job & Recruitment News". karmasandhan.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  2. ↑ "official website of Law Department, Govt. of West Bengal".
  3. ↑ "Official Site of Law Department, West Bengal". wblaw.banglarmukh.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  4. ↑ pscwb.org.in

External link

Official site of law department, West Bengal http://wblaw.banglarmukh.gov.in/

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