Ripan Kanti Bala And ANR. v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

03.01.2025 Item No. 20 Court No.19 SK

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P.A. 30451 of 2024 Ripan Kanti Bala & Anr.

-Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Santanu Maji, Mr. Subhayu Das .....for the petitioners.

Ms. Ratna Das ...for the State.

Mr. B.P. Vaisya, Mr. Pinaki Bhattacharyya ....for the DPSC, North 24 Parganas.

Ms. Sunita Sen ...for the DPSC, Birbhum.

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 Sitalgram Primary School under Labpur South Circle of the D.P.S.C., Birbhum, the respondent no. 5 herein, whereas the petitioner no.2 is a teacher of Prafulla Vidyamandir under Dum Dum North Circle of the D.P.S.C., North 24 Parganas, the respondent no. 7 herein. The representations of the petitioners for such mutual transfer, both dated July 24, 2024, are pending consideration before the Chairman of their respective District Primary School Councils.

The said Councils shall form their opinions on the said representations as expeditiously as possible 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 30451 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 copies of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Biswajit Basu, J.)