Sangita De @ Sangita Mondal De v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

S/L 37 16.02.2026 Court No.18 SD

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 25535 of 2023 Sangita De @ Sangita Mondal De Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Shuvro Prokash Lahiri Mr. Ankan Mondal ... for the Petitioner.

Mr. Arindam Chattopadhyay Ms. Lipika Chatterjee ... for the State.

Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya Mr. Bibek Dutta Mr. Manas Bhattacharyya ... for the WBBSE.

1.

Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner in Court today be retained with the records.

2.

The petitioner's application seeking transfer on self medical ground was forwarded by the head of the institution to the District Inspector of Schools on September 23, 2022 with the remark that the petitioner is a single subject teacher of Geography in normal and higher secondary section. The application has not been disposed of till date due to suspension of the Utsashree portal.

3.

The petitioner presses for transfer.

4.

As per the notification dated 8th September, 2021, application for transfer made on medical ground is exempted from the restriction of transfer in respect of single subject teacher.

5.

It appears that considerable period of time has elapsed from the date the application of the petitioner

seeking transfer was forwarded by the head of the institution. There may have been change in the staff strength of the school in the meantime.

6.

In view of the above, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with the observation that it will be open for the petitioner to make fresh offline application seeking transfer in the prescribed format disclosing ground for the same.

7.

In the event such an application is made, the same shall be considered by the head of the institution in accordance with the prevailing transfer rules. The petitioner shall be medically checked up by the Block Medical Officer of Health and if the medical report suggests any condition eligible for transfer, then the head of the institution shall forward the application of the petitioner to the DI of Schools for taking necessary consequential steps in the matter.

8.

Steps shall be taken by the head of the institution at the earliest but positively within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the application from the petitioner.

9.

The fate of the petitioner's application shall be made known to the petitioner.

10.

Suspension of the Utsashree portal will not stand in the way of the respondents to consider the application for transfer made by the petitioner. 11.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

12.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Amrita Sinha, J.)