Kuhali Baidya @ Kuhali Baidya Mondal And ANR v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

jks 04.08.2025 WPA 15776 of 2025 Kuhali Baidya @ Kuhali Baidya Mondal & Anr.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Santanu Maji Ms. Debrani Mondal ... ... for the Petitioners Mr. Avishek Prasad ... ... for the DPSC, Malda Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury ... ... for the WBBPE Affidavit of service filed today be kept with the record.

Petitioners are working as primary teachers in their respective schools situated in two different districts. Petitioner no.1 is working in a primary school in Malda whereas petitioner no.2 is working in a school in South 24 Parganas.

It is submitted that both the petitioners are confirmed primary teachers and have applied for mutual transfer.

The grievance of the petitioners is that although the application is pending before the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, being respondent no.4, no decision has been taken till date.

The District Primary School Council, South 24 Parganas and District Primary School Council, Malda are represented by learned advocates.

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

Upon 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 a decision on the 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 within a fortnight thereafter.

The Writ petition being WPA 15776 of 2025 is accordingly disposed of.

There will be no order as to costs.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.)