Habiba Sultana v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT

IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI

APPELLATE JURISDICTION 53 22.1.2025 WPA 112 OF 2025 Sc Ct. no. 2 ------------- Habiba Sultana Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sunit Kumar Ray Mr. Santanu Maji Mr. Jagesh Ch. Roy.

....For the Petitioner Mr. Subir Kumar Saha, AGP Ms. Pratusha Dutta Chowdhury.

....For the Respondents State Mr. Bikramaditya Ghosh .... For WBBPE Mr. Sunit Kumar Ray, learned Advocate appears for the petitioner through virtual mode.

Mr.

Subir Kumar Saha, learned Additional Government Pleader appears for the State respondents. Mr. Bikramaditya Ghosh, learned Advocate appears for the respondent WBBPE.

Referring to a representation dated September 30, 2024, Annexure-P4 at page 24 to the writ petition learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner claims transfer from one school to another who is working as an Assistant Teacher on the medical ground but the application has not yet been considered. Since the Utsashree Portal has been

suspended for the time being, the application has been made through offline mode.

Without going into the merits of the said application, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education to consider the said application in accordance with law, at the earliest, but positively within a period of ninety days from the date of communication of this order. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner immediately thereafter.

Learned Advocate for the petitioner is directed to forward a copy of the representation seeking transfer to the aforesaid respondent at the time of communicating the order of the Court.

With the above observations and directions this writ petition, WPA 112 of 2025 stands disposed of, without any order as to costs.

Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished expeditiously.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.)