WP(C) 1911/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioners, who claim to have been selected in the year 1999 for appointmen t to the post of teachers in LP Schools in Rangia and Kamalpur Legislative Assem bly Constituencies, seek direction for their appointment on the basis of the pur ported select list of 25.10.99. Mr. C. Bhattacharyya, learned counsel contends that although several persons fro m the said select list were appointed, the petitioners were denied appointment a nd their representation(s) have gone unheeded by the authorities. Mr. SK Das, learned standing counsel representing the respondents, on the other hand, submits that life of a select list expires after one year and the petition ers cannot claim any right of appointment 12 years after the select list was pub lished. The learned counsel also submits that after so many years, it would be d ifficult to verify whether the petitioners were actually selected or not. Mr. Bhatacharyya, learned counsel admits that appointments were given from the 1 999 select list as far back as in the year 2000 and no appointment from the said select list has been given, in the last nearly 11 years. Having regard to the fact that the life of a select list is limited and mere sel ection does not confer any enforceable right of appointment and also considering the fact that operation of an old select list would infringe the rights of thos e, who have qualified in the meantime to be considered for appointment to the av ailable vacancies, I seen no justification to entertain this petition and the sa me is accordingly dismissed.