28/07 2026 AD/61/18 266312 NANDY (CO-DO) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA/11481/2026 JYOTSHNA SING SARDAR VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. Mr. Anjan Bhattacharya, Advocate Ms. Anita Shaw, Advocate Ms. Seema Thakur, Advocate ……for the Petitioner Mr. D.N. Roy, Learned G.P. Ms. Aparna Banerjee, Learned A.G.P. ……for the State 1. Report filed by the respondents is kept on record. 2. The petitioner is engaged as Health Assistants (Female) in the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal. The petitioner is aggrieved that she has been posted at the places, which are far away from their place of residence. 3. In fact, as submitted by Mr. Bhattacharya, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner, case of the petitioner has not been considered at all by the respondent no. 2. 4. On earlier occasions, two sets of applicants have been dealt with by the respondent no. 2 in a different manner. The first set of applicants of about 156 persons was granted the transfer while the second set of applicants was refused such transfer. The second set of applicants had approached this Hon'ble Court on an earlier occasion and the respondent no. 2 was directed to consider their applications by an order of March 25, 2026 by a co-ordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court holding that three years uninterrupted and satisfactory service was primarily directory in nature as the very same person had permitted transfer of certain Health Assistants in the first set of applicants who had not P a g e | 2 fulfilled these three years’ service period. 5. However, since in the instant matter, the respondent no. 2 has not taken any decision as of now, I direct the respondent no. 2 to dispose of the applications of the petitioner herein by August 31, 2026, by giving a hearing to the petitioner or her authorized representatives with adequate prior notice. 6. With the afore-stated directions, the writ-petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. 7. Urgent Photostat Certified Copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon usual undertakings. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)