Md. Shahnawaj v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

13.05.

Ct. No. 24 Ab

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE.

WPA 7261 of 2026 Md. Shahnawaj Vs.

The State of West Bengal and others.

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

... for the petitioner.

Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy.

... for the SSC.

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

2. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher. The petitioner had made an application for transfer sometime in 2022, 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 2022. The same is pending consideration before the Commission.

3. The respondent no. 4, the Secretary of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission, is directed to consider the application in accordance with law and dispose of the same by July 30, 2026 and communicate the result of such consideration to the petitioner as well as to the school authorities

by the afore-stated date. If the application is allowed, the petitioner will be permitted to join the opted school, provided the same has been notified in any other selection process.

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

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

6. 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.)