Aparna Das @ Aparna Das Chatterjee v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

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09.12.2024 09.12.2024 Ct. No. 18 (ARPAN) W.P.A. 28661 of 2024 Aparna Das @ Aparna Das Chatterjee Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Md. Sarwar Jahan Sk. Nayeemul Hoque ...for the Petitioner Mr. Arjun Roy Mukherjee Mr. Amit Kumar Ghosh ...for the State Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy ...for the SSC Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

Matter relates to transfer of the petitioner since she is suffering from ailment. In reference to a document at page 23 of the writ petition it is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that application for transfer on medical ground was made on Utsashree portal which was processed by the school authority where petitioner is presently working and was forwarded to the concerned District Inspector of Schools (S.E.). District Inspector of Schools (S.E.) in his turn has completed formalities and forwarded the transfer application of the petitioner to the West Bengal Central School Service Commission on 29th July, 2022 through portal for taking final decision. Grievance of the petitioner is in spite of receipt of transfer application far back on 29th July, 2022, till date no decision has been taken by the Commission.

Respondents are represented by learned advocates who have submitted that due to suspension of portal contemporaneous decision could not be taken on transfer application of the petitioner.

However, it is submitted on behalf of West Bengal Central School Service Commission that if concerned authority is directed decision shall be taken in accordance with law on transfer application of the petitioner.

Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the parties, writ petition stands disposed of directing the Chairman, West Bengal Central School Service Commission being respondent no.2 to decide transfer application of the petitioner by eight weeks from the date of communication of this order and the decision to be communicated to the petitioner by one week thereafter.

It is made clear that suspension of portal shall not be a ground to reject transfer application of the petitioner.

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.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)