16.07.2026 Sl. No.27 Ct. No.14 ss IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 28599 of 2025 Debasis Jana Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Shuvro Prokash Lahiri Mr. Rajesh Naskar Mr. Ankan Mondal …for the Petitioner. Mr. Ratul Biswas, Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury, …for the WBBPE. Mr. Ranjan Saha …for the DPSC, Jhargram & Paschim Medinipur. Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh Mr. Asit Kumar De …for the State. 1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. On the prayer of the learned Advocate for the petitioner leave is granted to implead the District Primary School Council, Paschim Medinipur as an added respondent no.9 in the cause-title of the writ petition. 3. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities to grant inter-district transfer to the petitioner from the district of Jhargram to the district of Paschim Medinipur on distance ground. 4. The petitioner contends that he joined as an Assistant Teacher in Neupara Primary School under Binpur-I Circle District Jhargram on 28th January, 2014. The 2 service of the petitioner was confirmed with effect from 28th January, 2016. The petitioner was subsequently transferred to Uddhabpur Primary School under Binpur-I Circle on 4th February, 2019. The petitioner’s house is situated about 87.5 km from his present place of posting. On 12th August, 2025, the petitioner made a representation before the authority concerned seeking his transfer on distance ground. However, the same is still pending consideration. Hence, this writ petition. 5. Mr. Shuvro Prokash Lahiri, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the matter may be relegated to the appropriate authority for consideration of the representation of the petitioner for his transfer on distance ground, in accordance with law. 6. Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury, learned advocate appearing for the respondent Board submits that the State has already issued Memo being No. 277-SED- 13037/159/2024-ELEMN SEC dated 30th June, 2026 notifying that the Utsashree portal has become operative and as such the petitioner ought to file the application through the said portal. 7. To this, Mr. Lahiri, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner submits that the same cannot be accessed and the application has been regretted on the ground of maintenance being undertaken. 8. Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh, learned advocate representing the State concedes to the fact that due to 3 maintenance of the Utsashree portal, the same is not functional right now. 9. Mr. Ranjan Saha, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the District Primary School Councils, leaves the matter to the discretion of the Court. 10. In the above conspectus, respondent no.4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 12th August, 2025 and dispose of the same, upon giving notice to the petitioner, by passing a reasoned order in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 11. The reasoned order is to be communicated to the petitioner within one week from the date of passing of such order. 12. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to the respondent no.4, the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. 13. With the above direction, the writ petition being WPA 28599 of 2025 stands disposed of. 14. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 15. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 16. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 17. There shall be no order as to costs. 18. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 4 19. Urgent Photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)