IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION 29.09.2026 rc/ct.no.CB-06 Item No.171 WPA No. 1801 of 2026 Hima Barman Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Adv. Aninda Basu Adv. Jagesh Chandra Roy Adv. Santanu Maji ..for the petitioner Adv. Ashoke Kumar Singhi Adv. Tuhin Kumar Roy ….for the State Adv. Bikramaditya Ghosh …for the Primary Board Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. The petitioner is employed as an assistant teacher in Singijani Government Primary School and submitted an application before the District Primacy School Council, Alipurduar on July 01, 2026 seeking transfer to any other school near his residence on medical grounds. The application is still pending. The petitioner seeks consideration of the said application. Without going into the merits of the application, this Court is inclined to hold that since the application submitted by the petitioner before the concerned authority is pending, the Chairman, District Primary School Council, Alipurduar, being the 6th respondent herein, be directed to consider and dispose of the same within four weeks from the date of communication of 2 this order upon granting reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, in accordance with law. The writ petition is disposed of. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh,J)