Krishna Rani Halder v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

01.04.

Ct. No. 24 CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE.

WPA 4158 of 2026 Ab Smt. Krishna Rani Halder Vs.

The State of West Bengal and others.

--------------- Mr. Shuvro Prakash Lahiri, Mr. Rajesh Naskar, Mr. Ankan Mondal.

... for the petitioner.

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

2. In spite of service, the School Authority is not represented.

3. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in the subject Work Education (Pass) at Khantura Pritilata Shiksha Niketan for Girls' (HS), North 24-Parganas.

4. The petitioner has made an application for transfer on own seeking on the ground of distance.

5. The said application is pending before the School Authorities.

6. The respondent no. 6 is directed to consider such application and if satisfied, shall issue the requisite No Objection Certificate and forward the same to the respondent no. 5 by April 15, 2026.

7. If the application is allowed, the District Inspector of Schools (SE), North 24-Parganas will take all consequential steps to expedite the matter,

preferably within four weeks from the date of receipt of the application.

8. Temporary suspension of 'Utsashree Portal' will not be an impediment for the concerned authority to consider the application for transfer of the petitioner. The same shall be considered in an offline mode.

9. With these aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of.

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

11. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)