19-06-2026 Item No.69 Subrata Bhattacharyya AR(C) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA No.8764 of 2026 Raghunath Das -vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Santanu Majhi Mr. Subhayu Das Mr. Rik Das …for the petitioner Ms. Aparna Banerjee, AGP Mr. Madhu Jana, JGA Mr. Atanu Basu Ms. Puja Sonkar …for the State Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury ..for the Board Md. Sarwar Jahan Sk. Nayeemul Haque …for DPSC, Murshidabad 1. The petitioner joined service in February 2024 and applied for transfer on the ground of his disability in December 2025. 2. As per rules of transfer, only confirmed teachers can apply for transfer. In the instant case, on the date the application for transfer was made, the petitioner was not confirmed in service. 3. In view of the above, prayer of the petitioner seeking direction upon the authority for consideration of his application for transfer cannot be allowed. 4. The writ petition is dismissed. 5. It will be open for the petitioner to make fresh application seeking transfer in accordance with law. 6. All parties are to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 7. Certified copy of this order, if applied for, shall be made available to the parties. [Amrita Sinha, J] 2