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23 18.12.2025 Ct. No.14 pg. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE
WPA 20401 of 2025
Anasuya Bera v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Somesh Kumar Ghosh
Mr. Suman Mukherjee
… For the petitioner
Ms. Mohuya Dutta Biswas
… For the State
Mr. Ratul Biswas
Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury
… For the WBBPE
Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick
Mr. Biman Halder
Mr. Amman Arif Ansari
… For the DPSC, Hooghly
Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Vaisya
Mr. Gourav Das
Ms. Tapati Sarkar
… For the DPSC, South 24-Parganas
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 medical and distance grounds from her present place of posting i.e., Chunakhali Hatkhola FP Primary School under Basanti South Circle, district South 24-Parganas to any school
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nearby to her residence under Hooghly District Primary School Council. 3. The petitioner contends that she is an Assistant Teacher at Chunakhali Hatkhola FP Primary School under Basanti South Circle. The petitioner joined the school on 19th July, 2021. The petitioner is suffering from various gynaecological problems for a long time. The petitioner has to travel 280 kilometres everyday to attend her work place. The petitioner made representation before the respondent authorities on 24th March, 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 24th March, 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. 3
7. With the above direction, writ petition, being WPA 20401 of 2025, stands disposed of. 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.)