Sk. Sohel Mahmud And ANR. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

M/L 77 07.01.2025 Court No.19 SD

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 28803 of 2024 Sk. Sohel Mahmud & Anr.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Santanu Maji Mr. Subhayu Das ... for the Petitioners.

Mr. Gourav Banerji ... for the State.

Mr. Pritam Choudhury ... for the DPSC, Paschim Bardhaman.

Mr. Tanweer J. Mandal ... for the DPSC, Purba Bardhaman.

Mr. Koushik Chowdhury ... for the WBBPE.

Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioners be kept with the record.

The petitioners are confirmed Assistant Teachers of two primary schools of two different districts, they are praying interdistrict mutual transfer. The petitioner no. 1 is a teacher of Kanksa Mollapara F.P. School under Kanksa-I Circle of the D.P.S.C., Paschim Bardhaman, the respondent no. 5 herein whereas the petitioner no. 2 is a teacher of Baradighi F.P. School under Galsi Circle of the D.P.S.C., Purba Bardhaman, the respondent no. 7 herein. The representations of the petitioners for such mutual transfer are pending consideration before the Chairman of their respective District Primary School Councils.

The said Councils shall form their opinions on the said representations within a period of two weeks from date and shall then, send the same to the West Bengal Board of Primary Education for consideration of the prayer of the petitioners for mutual transfer in accordance with law.

The Board shall complete its drill in this regard expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the opinion from the said Councils. WPA 28803 of 2024 is disposed with the above terms without any order as to costs.

Since no affidavit has been invited, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed to have been denied by the respondents.

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

(Biswajit Basu, J.)