ANWRITA BANERJEE v. THE MINISTER IN CHARGE, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, GOVT OF WB AND ORS
WPA/7663/2024 · 2026-01-28
Amrita Sinha
body2026
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28.01.2026
DL-17 Ct. No. 18 Srimanta
In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side
WPA 7663 of 2024
Smt. Anwrita Banerjee -Vs.- The Minister-in-Charge, Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal, Bikash Bhawan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata & Ors.
Mr. Sudipto Dasgupta …for the petitioner. Ms. Rupsha Chakraborty, Mr. Indrajit Ghosh …for the State. Mr. Sunit Kumar Roy …for the School Service Commission. Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharyya, Mr. Bibek Dutta …for the W.B.B.S.E.
1. Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today be taken on record.
2. The petitioner seeks transfer. It appears that the petitioner is yet to apply in the prescribed proforma. The instant writ petition stands disposed of with the observation that it will be open for the petitioner to apply afresh seeking transfer in the prescribed format. If such application is made, the same shall be considered by the Head of the Institution in accordance with the prevailing
2 transfer rules at the earliest but positively within a period of eight weeks from the date of making the application.
3. The fate of the petitioner’s application shall be made known to the petitioner.
9. It is made clear that suspension of Utsashree portal will not stand in way of the respondent authority to consider the transfer application of the petitioner.
10. The writ petition stands disposed of.
11. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.
(Amrita Sinha, J.)