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2026 DAILYLAW 44569 (CAL)

MONAMI GHOSH (NEOGI) v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

WPA/1936/2026 · 2026-09-24

Bivas Pattanayak

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24.09.2026 Sl. No.33 Ct. No.14 ss IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No.1936 of 2026 Monami Ghosh (Neogi) Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Sanat Kr. Das Mr. Suvadip Bhattacharjee Mr. Rohon Bavishi …for the Petitioner. Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh Mr. Asit Kumar De … for the State Mr. Lokenath Chatterjee Ms. Sneha Chatterjee …. for the DPSC, Hooghly 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities to grant intra-District transfer to a school nearby her parental house. 2. This is second round of litigation. 3. Previously, the petitioner filed a writ petition being WPA 13637 of 2025 wherein following direction was issued : “Without going into the merits of the application, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Secretary, West Bengal Board of primary Education to consider the said application in accordance with law, at the earliest, but positively within a period of 60 days from the date of communication of this order. A reasoned order shall be passed and communicated to the petitioner immediately thereafter.” 4. Pursuant to such direction, the Secretary of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education passed order on 4th December, 2025 with the observation that Board has no role in the matter of an intra-Council transfer. Hence, this writ petition seeking direction upon the appropriate 2 authority for consideration of the representation of the petitioner dated 15th May, 2025. 5. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the representation be relegated to the appropriate authority. 6. Learned Advocate representing the District Primary School Council, Hooghly, concedes to such submission. 7. Accordingly, the Chairman, District Primary School Council, Hooghly, respondent no.5 is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 15th May, 2025 and dispose of the same, in accordance with law, upon notice to the petitioner, within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 8. The reasoned order is to be communicated to the petitioner within one week from the date of passing of such order. 9. Learned advocate for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to the respondent no.5, the Chairman, District Primary School Council, Hooghly, for necessary compliance. 10. With the above direction, the writ petition being WPA 1936 of 2026 stands disposed of. 11. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 12. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 13. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 14. There shall be no order as to costs. 15. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 16. 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.)