Bapi Shaikh v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

16th Feb., 2026 Item no.D/L 48 Court No. 18 Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Case No.

WPA 27412 of 2023 In the matter of :

Bapi Shaikh .... Petitioner VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

....Respondents For the Petitioner:

Mr. Shuvro Prokash Lahiri Mr. Ankan Mondal ....Advocates For the State:

Mr. Shamim-ul-Bari ....Advocate For the WBBSE:

Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya Mr. Bibek Datta Mr. Manas Bhattacharyya ....Advocates For the WBCSSC:

Mr. Kanak Kiran Bandyopadhyay ....Advocate

1. Affidavits of service filed in Court today are taken on record.

2. The petitioner's application seeking transfer stood returned by the head of the institution on 30th March, 2023 with the observation 'for the interest of students'. No other reason has been mentioned for not processing the petitioner's application.

3. The petitioner presses for transfer.

4. It appears that nearly three years have elapsed from the date the application of the petitioner seeking transfer stood disallowed by the

head of the institution. There may have been change in the staff strength of the school in the meantime.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Steps shall be taken in the matter at the earliest but positively within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the application from the petitioner.

8. If the application of the petitioner is allowed, then necessary consequential steps shall be taken without any further delay.

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.)