MOUSUMI RANA DUTTA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.
WPA/3543/2026 · 2026-04-01
Reetobroto Kumar Mitra
Transfer Petitionbody2026
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01.04. 2026
Ct. No. 24
Ab
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE.
WPA 3543 of 2026
Mousumi Rana Dutta Vs. The State of West Bengal and others. ---------------
Mr. Sudip Ghosh Chowdhury, Ms. Shreyeta Mitra, Ms. Pritha Biswas, Ms. Upasana Sarkar. … for the petitioner.
Mr. Sankar Halder. … for the State.
Dr. Sutanu Kumar Patra, Ms. Supriya Dubey. … for the WBCSSC.
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 Bhatpara Junior High School, Paschim Medinipur since
2013. The petitioner has applied for a transfer from the School, for which the School had duly issued ‘No Objection Certificate’.
4. The transfer was sought on self medical ground of the petitioner. The petitioner has also gone through the two-tier medical examination, first by the School and then by the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Paschim Medinipur.
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5. The respondent no. 5 had thereafter forward her recommendation to the respondent no. 4 sometime in 2022.
6. It appears from the record that the respondent no. 4 has not disposed of such application which is pending since 2022.
7. The respondent no. 4 is directed to consider the case of the petitioner and disposed it of by May 15,
2026. The Commission will recommend the transfer of the petitioner to a school of his choice, provided such school is not notified for any other competitive examinations.
8. With these aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of.
9. There shall, however, be no order as to costs.
10. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis.
(Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)
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