Arpita Sahoo v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

ss 13.05.2026 WPA 8780 of 2026 Arpita Sahoo Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury Ms. Prityha Biswas Ms. Upasana Sarkar ... ... for petitioner Mr. Sourav Mitra Mr. Sunit Kumar Ray ... ... for the SSC 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.

4.

The petitioner had applied for general transfer on the ground of distance.

5.

The application is pending before the school authority. The school has not taken any decision in the matter.

6.

Respondent No. 6, the head of the institution, is directed to dispose of the application of the petitioner by June 30, 2026 in accordance with law.

7.

If found eligible, the case of the petitioner shall be forwarded to the concerned District Inspector of Schools (SE) by the school authorities along with

the application and the requisite No Objection Certificate, by July 15, 2026.

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.)