Chhanda Roy v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

08.06.2022.

Item No. 81.

Court No.13 pk W.P.A. No. 169 of 2022 Chhanda Roy

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The State of West Bengal and others Mr. Syed Shamsul Arefin ...for the petitioner.

Dr. Sutanu Kumar Patra, Ms. Supriya Debey ... for the WBCSSC.

Mr. Rabilal Maitra, Mr. Dhiman Ray ... for the respondent no. 6 The petitioner is aggrieved that her application for transfer has not been forwarded by the school in question to the D. I. of Schools.

Counsel for the School submits that the petitioner's application could not be forwarded since a period of thirty days unauthorised absence is pending for approval before the Board.

This Court is of the view that unless the absence of the petitioner is dealt with by the authorities appropriately, the question of consideration of any application for transfer should not arise.

Leave is granted to the petitioner to add the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education as party respondent to the instant proceeding. The petitioner shall amend the cause title in course of the day. Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya, learned advocate, is requested to represent the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.

In view of the above, this Court is of the view that no relief can be granted to the petitioner at this stage. If the petitioner otherwise is entitled to apply for transfer on a portal, she may do so in accordance with law.

The writ petition is dismissed.

There will be no order as to costs.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)