16.07.2026 Item No. 22 Ct. No. 14 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA AN CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 27702 of 2025 Tandra Roy & anr. vs. State of West Bengal & ors. Mr. Santanu Maji Mr. Subhayu Das Ms. Debrani Mondal … for the petitioners Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh Mr. Nripendra Pratap Singh … for the State Mr. Ratul Biswas Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury … for the WBBPE Mr. Arindam Chattopadhyay Ms. Lipika Chatterjee … for the DPSC, Nadia 1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks for direction upon the respondent authorities to grant mutual transfer of the petitioners. 3. The petitioners’ contention is that petitioner no. 1 was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in Madhya Gopalpur Primary School under Karimpur Circle, Nadia. The petitioner no. 1 joined the said school on 5th January, 2011. Petitioner no. 2 was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in Calcutta Vidya Bhawan Dey G S F P School under Circle 3, District Kolkata. The petitioner no. 2 joined the said School on 13th July, 2021. The house of petitioner no. 1 is about 160 kms. away from her school and that of petitioner no. 2 is 193 kms. away from the said school. It is submitted that the petitioners submitted their applications on 29th August, 2025 through Utsashree portal seeking for mutual transfer but the same has not been considered yet. Hence this writ petition. 4. Mr. Santanu Maji, learned advocate appearing for the petitioners submits that the matter be relegated to the appropriate authority for consideration of the application of the petitioners seeking mutual transfer. 5. Learned advocates appearing for the respondent Board as well as the State leave the matter to the discretion of the Court. 6. In view of the above conspectus, respondent no. 4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education is directed to consider the application of the petitioners for mutual transfer dated 29th August, 2025 and dispose of the same by passing a reasoned order in accordance with law, upon giving notice to the petitioners, within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 2 7. The reasoned order shall be communicated to the petitioners within a week from the date of passing of such order. 8. The petitioner is directed to communicate this order to respondent no. 4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education for necessary compliance. 9. With the above directions, the writ petition being no. WPA 27702 of 2025 stands disposed of. 10. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed to be not admitted. 11. Consequently, connected applications, if any, also stand disposed of. 12. Interim orders, if any, stand vacated. 13. There will be no order as to costs. 14. Urgent certified photostat copy of this order, if applied for, shall be given to the parties as expeditiously as possible on compliance of all necessary formalities. (Bivas Pattanayak, J.) 3