Sahar Banu Khatun v. The State Of West Bengal And Or

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. 20203 of 2025 22.09.2025 rkd Ct.18 DO Sahar Banu Khatun -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Shuvro Prokash Lahiri, Ms. Shreyeta Mitra, Ms. Pritha Biswas ....for the petitioner.

Ms. Rituparna Moitra, Mr. Samrat Paul ....for the State.

Ms. Supriya Dubey ....for the WBCSSC.

1.

Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

2.

Matter relates to transfer of the petitioner on general ground (distance).

3.

An application was made on Utsashree portal on 8th September, 2022 which was processed by the school authority where petitioner is presently working and forwarded the same to the concerned District Inspector of Schools (SE) for taking further steps. The concerned District Inspector of Schools (SE) in his turn has processed the transfer application of the petitioner and forwarded the same to the West Bengal Central School Service

Commission through portal on 15th September, 2022 for taking final decision.

4.

The grievance of the petitioner is transfer application is yet to be decided by the Commission. 5.

State respondents and West Bengal Central School Service Commission are represented by learned advocates who have jointly submitted that due to suspension of Utsashree portal with effect from 29th September, 2022 contemporaneous decision could not be taken.

6.

However, it has been submitted on behalf of the Commission that if direction is given upon the concerned authority the transfer application of the petitioner shall be decided in accordance with law. 7.

Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of directing the Secretary, West Bengal Central School Service Commission being respondent no.4 to decide the transfer application of the petitioner in accordance with law by six weeks from the date of communication of this order.

8.

The decision to be taken by the Secretary shall be communicated to the petitioner by ten days thereafter.

9.

However, it is made clear that suspension of Utsashree portal shall not be a ground for rejecting

the transfer application of the petitioner.

10. There shall be no order as to costs.

11. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the learned Advocates for the parties on the usual undertakings.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)