Khokan Haldar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

12.03.

Ct. No. 24 Ab

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE.

WPA 1257 of 2026 Khokan Haldar Vs.

The State of West Bengal and others.

--------------- Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury, Ms. Pritha Biswas.

... for the petitioner.

Mr. Abhiji Ghosh.

... for the State.

Mr. Kunal Ganguly.

... for the respondent no. 3.

Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy.

... for the SSC.

1. The affidavit of service filed today is taken on record.

2. The petitioner is a Group-D (Peon) in Scheduled Caste category in Sura Janka Junior High School since 2013. The petitioner had made an application for transfer sometime in 2021, which was duly forwarded by the School Authorities by issuing a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the respondent no. 5. The respondent no. 5 in its turn has forwarded the same to the respondent no. 4 sometime in the year 2021. The same is pending consideration before the Commission.

3. Mr. Roy, learned Advocate appearing for the respondent no. 4, submits that the pendency is on

account of suspension of the Utsashree portal.

4. The respondent no. 4 is directed to consider the application in accordance with law and dispose of the same by April 30, 2026 and communicate the result of such consideration to the petitioner as well as to the school authorities by the afore-stated date.

5. With these afore-stated directions, the writ petition is disposed of.

6. There shall, however, be no order as to costs.

7. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)