08.10.2026 Sl. No.21(DL) Ct. No.14 srm IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 17238 of 2026 Arnab Karmakar & Anr. Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. S.P. Lahiri, Mr. S. Pyne, Mr. A. Mondal, Mr. M.S. Roop Roy …for the Petitioners. Mr. Brijendra Pratap Singh, Ms. Ipsita Ghosh …for the State. Mr. Ratul Biswas, Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury …for the WBBPE. 1. Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioners is taken on record. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioners seek direction upon the respondent authorities for grant of mutual transfer from the district of Purba Bardhaman to the district of Bankura and vice versa. 3. The petitioners contend that petitioner No.1, Arnab Karmakar, joined as an Assistant Teacher in Saktigarh Gram F P School under Sadar East Circle, District Purba Bardhaon on 20th July, 2021 and confirmed in service with effect from 20th July, 2023. The petitioner No.2, Arup Sarkar, joined as an Assistant Teacher in Ghoshla Kanailal Junior Basic School, District Hooghly on 13th March, 2010 and is confirmed in service with effect from 13th March, 2 2012. Presently, petitioner No.2 is serving as Assistant Teacher in Rohilakone Koley Para Primary School under Joypur Circle, District Bankura. Both the petitioners jointly submitted applications for mutual transfer in the month of November, 2025 through online Utsashree portal. However, the same is still pending consideration. Hence, this writ petition. 4. Mr. S.P. Lahiri, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the matter be relegated to the appropriate authority for consideration of the application of the petitioners for mutual transfer. 5. Learned Advocates for the State and Board concede to the submission advanced by the learned Advocate for the petitioners. 6. In view of the above, the respondent No.4, the Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education is directed to consider the applications of the petitioners submitted in the month of November, 2025 through online Utsashree portal for mutual transfer and dispose of the same, upon giving notice to the petitioners, by passing a reasoned order in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. 7. The reasoned order is to be communicated to the petitioners within one week from the date of passing of such order. 8. Learned advocate for the petitioners is directed to communicate this order to the respondent No.4, the 3 Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, for necessary compliance. 9. With the above direction, the writ petition being WPA 17238 of 2026 stands disposed of. 10. Since no affidavits have been called for, the allegation made in the writ petition is deemed to be not admitted. 11. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. 12. All connected applications, if any, stand disposed of. 13. There shall be no order as to costs. 14. All concerned parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 15. 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.)