27 01.04. 2026 Ct. No. 24 Ab IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE. WPA 2267 of 2026 Apratim Goldar Vs. The State of West Bengal and others. --------------- Mr. Shuvro Prakash Lahiri, Mr. Rajesh Naskar, Mr. Ankan Mondal. … for the petitioner. Ms. Mahuya Dutta Biswas. … for the State. Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy. … for the SSC. 1. The affidavit of service filed today is taken on record. 2. In spite of service, the School Authority is not represented. 3. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in the subject Work Education (Upper Primary) at Netajinagar Sripati Siksha Sadan, Paschim Medinipur. 4. The petitioner has made an application for transfer on own seeking on the ground of distance. 5. The said application is pending. 6. The respondent no. 7 is directed to consider such application and if satisfied, shall issue the requisite ‘No Objection Certificate’ and forward the same to the respondent no. 5 by April 15, 2026. 2 7. If the application is allowed, the District Inspector of School (SE) will take all consequential steps to expedite the matter in accordance with transfer Rules, preferably within four weeks from the receipt of the application from the school. 8. The suspension of ‘Utsashree Portal’ will not be an impediment for the concerned authority to consider the application for transfer of the petitioner. The same shall be considered in an offline mode. 9. With these aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. 10. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. 11. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)