Calcutta High CourtWPA/6102/2024disposed

Subit Mandal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

2026-02-09Hon'Ble Justice Amrita Sinha2 pages

9th Feb., 2026 In the High Court at Calcutta Item no.D/L 26 Court No. 18 Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No.

WPA 6102 of 2024 In the matter of :

Subit Mandal .... Petitioner VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

....Respondents For the Petitioner:

Mr. Md. T.M. Siddiqui Ms. Richa Pramanik ....Advocates For the WBCSSC:

Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy ....Advocate For the WBBSE:

Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya Mr. Bibek Datta ....Advocates For the State:

Ms. Jyotshna Roy Mukherjee Ms. Srijani Mukherjee Ms. Prerana Dutta ....Advocates

1. The petitioner is a physically handicapped teacher. His application seeking transfer is pending consideration at the end of the school authority since 2021.

2. It appears that nearly five years have elapsed from the date the application of the petitioner seeking transfer is pending consideration at the end of the school authority. There may have been change in the staff strength of the school in the meantime.

3. In view of the above, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with the observation that it will be open for the petitioner to make fresh

offline application seeking transfer in the prescribed format disclosing the ground for the same.

4. In the event such an application is made, the same shall be considered by the head of the institution in accordance with the prevailing transfer rules.

5. Steps shall be taken in the matter at the earliest but positively within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the application from the petitioner.

6. If the application of the petitioner is allowed, then necessary consequential steps shall be taken without any further delay.

7. The fate of the petitioner's application shall be made known to the petitioner.

8. Suspension of the Utsashree portal will not stand in the way of the respondents to consider the application for transfer made by the petitioner.

9. The writ petition stands disposed of.

10. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)