OD-1 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE WPO No.486 of 2026 RAJESH KUMAR SHUKLA VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. BEFORE: The Hon’ble JUSTICE AMRITA SINHA Date:15th October, 2026. Appearance: Mr. Anjan Bhattacharya, Adv. Ms. Anita Shaw, Adv. Ms. Seema Thakur, Adv. …for the Petitioner. Mr. Piush Chaturvedi, Sr. Govt. Adv. Mr. Tarun Kumar Das, Adv. ...for the State. 1. The petitioner prays for a direction upon the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Kolkata to take a decision on the request made by the school authority for approval of the service of the petitioner. 2. It appears that on 8th September, 2020, the school forwarded the relevant documents of the petitioner to the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Kolkata for approval of service of the petitioner as Assistant Teacher and also requested for conversion of one teaching post from normal section to higher secondary section with specialization on Economics. No decision has been taken by the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Kolkata till date. 3. As it appears that the prayer of the school authority seeking approval of the service of the petitioner as well as conversion of one teaching 2 post from normal section to higher secondary section with specialization on Economics is pending consideration before the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Kolkata, accordingly, no useful purpose will be served by keeping the writ petition pending. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of by directing the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Kolkata to take a decision on the prayer made by the school as appearing from pages 21, 27 to 29 of the writ petition in accordance with law at the earliest, but positively within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. 5. An opportunity of hearing shall be provided to the school. The reasoned order of the DI shall be communicated to the school authority with a copy marked to the petitioner immediately thereafter. 6. A copy of all the aforesaid documents shall be forwarded by the learned advocate for the petitioner to the DI at the time of communicating the order of the Court. 7. The parties are directed to cooperate with the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.), Kolkata for the purpose of arriving at a decision on the prayer forwarded by the school. 8. If the prayers sought for are allowed, then necessary consequential steps shall be taken by all the respondent authorities in accordance with law. 9. The writ petition stands disposed of. 10. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 11. All parties are to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 3 12. Certified server copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (AMRITA SINHA, J.) nm