Mithun Kumar Sharma v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

24.11.2023 Sl. No.10 srm

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 2581 of 2023 Mithun Kumar Sharma

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury, Mr. Gopal Roy ....for the Petitioner.

Mr. Momenur Rahman, Ms. Rima Sarkar .....for State-respondents.

Mr. Bikramaditya Ghosh ...for the SSC.

Affidavit-of-service is taken on record.

The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher of Uttar Lothabari Hindi High School (H.S.), District-Jalpaiguri. The petitioner's service was approved sometime in 2011. The petitioner applied for general transfer on the ground of distance, as the petitioner contended that his residence was 182 kms. away from his school.

The petitioner applied in the Utsashree portal and it appears from the record that the matter is now pending before the West Bengal Central School Service

Commission. The Commission is yet to decide the matter. In the meantime, Utsashree portal has been suspended. Thus, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the competent authority of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to dispose of the prayer of the petitioner in the offline mode and if the case of the petitioner is considered favourably, the vacancy position shall be shown to the petitioner so that the petitioner may exercise option accordingly. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner.

The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order.

The writ petition is, thus, disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Parties are directed to act on the basis of the server copy of this order.

(Shampa Sarkar, J.)