Item No.48 13.02.2026 Court. No. 6 (gc) CALCUTTA HIGH COURT IN THE CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI APPELLATE JURISDICTION WPA 171 of 2026 Shyamal Bhunia Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Santanu Maji …for the Petitioner (in V.C.). Mr. Pretom Das, Ms. Pratushya Dutta Chowdhury …for the State. Mr. Bikramaditya Ghosh, Mr. Mayank Bhandari, Mr. Ved Rai, Mr. Vivek Saha …for the Primary Board. 1. Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today, is taken on record. 2. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education to dispose of the prayer of the petitioner for transfer on the grounds of illness as also distance, on the basis of the representation dated November 23, 2025 and pass a reasoned order. The said reasoned order shall be communicated to the petitioner. 2 3. The petitioner will be given a hearing and will also be permitted to furnish documents in support of her prayer. 4. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. 6. Parties are directed to act on the basis of the server copy of this order. (Shampa Sarkar, J.)