Rima Chowdhury And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

SM 22.07.2025 Court No.759 WPA 13638 of 2025 Rima Chowdhury & Anr.

Vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Anindya Bose Mr. Santanu Maji Ms. Rima Banerjee ... for the petitioners Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya Mr. Nilay Baran Mandal ... for the Kolkata Primary School Council Mr. Ranjan Saha ... for the D.P.S.C., Paschim Medinipur Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury ... for the W.B.B.P.E.

Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioners is taken on record.

Petitioners are working as primary teachers in their respective schools situate in two different districts. Petitioner no.1 is working in a primary school in Paschim Medinipur whereas petitioner no.2 is working in a school in Kolkata.

It is submitted that both the petitioners are confirmed primary teachers and they have made application seeking mutual transfer.

The grievance of the petitioners is though application is pending before the Secretary, West

Bengal Board of Primary Education being respondent no.4 but till date no decision is taken.

District Primary School Council, Kolkata and District Primary School Council, Paschim Medinipur are represented by learned advocates.

West Bengal Board of Primary Education and State respondents are represented by learned advocates.

On consideration of the submissions made on behalf of the parties it appears that mutual transfer application through Utsashree Portal by the petitioners are pending before the respondent no.4.

Hence, respondent no.4 is directed to take decision on mutual transfer application of the petitioners in accordance with law by six weeks from the date of communication of this order and the decision shall be communicated to the parties by fortnight thereafter.

Writ petition stands disposed of.

However, there shall be no order as to costs. Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings.

(Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.)