Manjushri Das Sinhamahapatra v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

16.05.2024 Item No.166 ML Court No.18 AJ.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 28174 of 2023 Manjushri Das Sinhamahapatra -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sakti Pada Jana, Mr. Subhajyoti Das.

......for the petitioner.

Mr. Supriyo Chattopadhyay, A.G.P., Mr. Sabhyasachi Mondal.

.....for the State.

Mr. Arjun Roy Mukherjee, Ms. Saheli Mukherjee, Mr. Debapriya Mitra.

.....for the respondent no.3.

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

The petitioner is a para-teacher at Gargaria Subhas High School (H.S.), District : Bankura, she is praying general transfer to a school nearer to her residence on the ground that the distance between her residence and the school is more than 42 kilometres.

Mr. Jana, learned advocate for the petitioner prays that the concerned authority may be directed to consider her said prayer. Mr. Roy Mukheree, learned advocate for the District Project Officer, Sarva Shiksha Mission, the respondent no.3 herein submits that there is no rule for such general transfer for the para-teachers.

This Court, in the absence of such rule, is not inclined to pass such direction as prayed for.

WPA 28174 of 2023 is, therefore, dismissed without any order as to costs.

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

(Biswajit Basu, J.)