SATHI SHIT @ SATHI SHIT KUNDU v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.
WPA/20397/2025 · 2025-12-18
Bivas Pattanayak
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22 18.12.2025 Ct. No.14 pg. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE
WPA 20397 of 2025
Sathi Shit @ Sathi Shit Kundu v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Somesh Kumar Ghosh
Mr. Suman Mukherjee
… For the petitioner
Mr. Lal Mohan Basu
Mr. Subhra Nag
… For the State
Mr. Ratul Biswas
Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury
… For the WBBPE
Mr. Saibal Acharyya
Mr. Nanweek J. Mondal
… For the DPSC, Purba Bardhaman
Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya
Mr. Suman Dey
… For the DPSC, Bankura
1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent nos.2 to 4, to consider the representation of the petitioner for transfer on surplus, medical and distance grounds from her present place of posting i.e., Manik Bazar FP School under Galsi West Circle, district Purba Bardhaman to any school nearby to her residence under Bankura District Primary School Council. 2
3. The petitioner contends that he is an Assistant Teacher at Manik Bazar FP School under Galsi West Circle. The petitioner joined the school on 22nd July, 2021. The petitioner has to travel 200 kilometres daily to attend her school. She is suffering from various gynaecological problems for a long time. The petitioner made representation before the respondent authorities on 18th July, 2025 seeking transfer. However, the same is pending with the authority. Hence, this writ petition. 4. Mr. Ratul Biswas, learned advocate, for the West Bengal Board of Primary Education submits that the matter be relegated to the appropriate authority to take a decision on the matter of transfer of the petitioner in accordance with law. 5. In view of the above, the respondent no.4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, is directed to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 18th July, 2025, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order. 6. The petitioner is directed to communicate this order to the respondent no.4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education. 7. With the above direction, writ petition, being WPA 20397 of 2025, stands disposed of. 3
8. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 9.
Connected application, if any, stands disposed of. 10. All parties shall act on the basis of a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 11. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon compliance of necessary formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)