Prashanta Khan v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

07.10.2024 KB In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A 24553 of 2024 Prashanta Khan -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Santanu Maji Mr. Subhayu Das ...For the Petitioner.

Mr. Bimalendu Das Ms. Sinjin Chakraborty ...For the State.

Mr. Saibal Acharyya, Mr. Tanweer Jamil Mandal.

....For the DPSC Purba Bardhaman.

Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury ... For WBBPE.

1. The petitioner applied for transfer on account of long distance of the school from his residence. Apart from the above, it has been submitted that the petitioner is a surplus teacher in the school where he is teaching.

2. His application for transfer is pending consideration at the end of the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education.

3. Without going into the merits of the application, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education to

consider the said application in accordance with law, at the earliest, but positively within a period of 60 days from the date of communication of this order. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner immediately thereafter.

4. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to forward a copy of the application seeking transfer along with all documents in support of the same to the aforesaid respondent at the time of communicating the order of the Court.

5. The writ petition stands disposed of.

6. Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

( Amrita Sinha, J.)