Sutapa Saha v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

20.05.

Ct. No. 24 Ab

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE.

WPA 10261 of 2026 Sutapa Saha Vs.

The State of West Bengal and others.

--------------- Mr. Sakti Pada Jana, Mr. Subhajyoti Das.

... for the petitioner.

1. Let affidavit-of-service, as filed in Court, be kept on record.

2. In spite of service, none appears on behalf of the school authorities.

3. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in a school. Petitioner's application for general transfer on the ground of distance has been pending before the school authorities since March 13, 2026.

4. The school authorities are directed to dispose of the said application, without taking the ground that the petitioner is a single teacher in her subject, as the same has already been decided by the Hon'ble Court in Gokul Chandra Mallick vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. in MAT 1218 of 2024 and Rupak Dhua vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. In FMA 995 of 2025.

5. In view of the afore-stated, respondent no. 4 is directed to dispose of the application of the petitioner by June 30, 2026. In the event such

application is allowed, the school authorities will immediately forward the same along with requisite 'No Objection Certificate' and declaration to the concerned District Inspector of Schools within a period of two weeks from allowing the application.

6. The concerned District Inspector of Schools will take all consequential steps in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four weeks from the date of receipt of the 'NOC' and other requisites from the school.

7. The 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.

8. With the afore-stated directions, the writ petition is, thus, disposed of.

9. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. 10.Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties on usual undertaking.

(Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)