Ankita Sengupta v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT

IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI

23.02.2026 Ct. No. 5 S.L. No. 18 SM WPA 225 of 2026 Ankita Sengupta

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury Mr. Soumyajit Laskar ......for the petitioner Mr. Hizak Barman Ms. Pratusha Dutta Chowdhury ......for the State 1.

Affidavit-of-service filed be kept with the record.

2.

The writ application has been preferred praying for direction upon the respondent to consider the transfer application of the petitioner through offline mode in accordance with law.

3.

It is the case of the petitioner that since the Utsashree Portal is suspended, the petitioner made inter-district transfer application before the West Bengal Board of Primary Education who is the competent authority to facilitate such transfer on 16/01/2026 by speed post and which has been duly delivered to the authority subsequently but still now no conscious decision has been taken by that authority to facilitate the transfer of the petitioner from her present school to any other school nearby to her residence

under Purba Medinipur DPSC in Mahishadal East Circle or any other Circle nearby to her residence of the petitioner.

4.

On hearing the parties, the writ application is disposed of with the direction that the petitioner no. 3 shall consider and dispose of the said representation of the writ petitioner dated 16.01.2026 within three months from the date of communication of this order in accordance with law, if such application through offline mode is permitted.

5.

Writ application stands disposed of.

6.

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

[Shampa Dutt (Paul). J]