Susanta Singh And ANR. v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

M/L 79 07.01.2025 Court No.19 SD

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 29953 of 2024 Susanta Singh & Anr.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

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

Mr. Pinaki Bhattacharya Ms. Priyanka Jana ... for the State.

Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya Mr. Nilay Baran Mandal ... for the DPSC, Purulia.

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 Jonka Board Primary School under Shyampur North Circle of the D.P.S.C., Howrah, the respondent no. 7 herein whereas the petitioner no. 2 is a teacher of Sankra Kha Primary School under Anara Circle of the D.P.S.C., Purulia, the respondent no. 5 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 29953 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.)